Apis mellifera

European honey bee at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW)

Apis mellifera at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 18 Mar 2024
Apis mellifera at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 18 Mar 2024
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Identification history

Apis mellifera 18 Mar 2024 MichaelMulvaney

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95% of plot was recently burnt as part of an ecological burn - very few flowers present

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Synemon plana (Golden Sun Moth) at Yarralumla, ACT - 30 Oct 2024 by mareehill
Thynninae (subfamily) (Smooth flower wasp) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 18 Mar 2024 by JodieR
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 18 Mar 2024 by JodieR
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 18 Mar 2024 by JodieR
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 18 Mar 2024 by JodieR
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 17 Mar 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Pollanisus (genus) (A Forester Moth) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified) at Yarralumla, ACT - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 18 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 18 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Paracolletes crassipes at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 18 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 18 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 25 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 25 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Ischnura heterosticta (Common Bluetail Damselfly) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 25 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 25 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 25 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 25 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 25 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Eurys sp. (genus) (Eurys sawfly) at Yarralumla, ACT - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 13 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Oenothera lindheimeri (Clockweed) at Yarralumla, ACT - 12 Jan 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric) at Yarralumla, ACT - 23 May 2020 by Ratcliffe
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 14 Nov 2007 by MichaelMulvaney
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 12 Mar 2007 by MichaelMulvaney
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 12 Mar 2007 by MichaelMulvaney
Curculionidae (family) (Unidentified weevil) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 12 Mar 2007 by MichaelMulvaney
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 12 Mar 2007 by MichaelMulvaney
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 12 Mar 2007 by MichaelMulvaney
Tephritidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Fruit or Seed fly) at Yarralumla Grassland (YGW) - 12 Mar 2007 by MichaelMulvaney

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Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 18 Mar 2024 09:53 AM Recorded on
  • MichaelMulvaney Recorded by

Additional information

  • Hypochaeris radiata Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Collecting pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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