Halictid bee at Dunlop, ACT
Identification history
| Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 19 Mar 2024 | michael.batley | ||
| Apis mellifera | 18 Mar 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Unverified | 18 Mar 2024 | JR |
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User's notes
A number of bees in a bottle brush.
2 comments
JR
wrote:
19 Mar 2024
While there were a large number of Apis Melifera in the bottle brush as well, I don't believe any of these (up tp four in one photo) bees are European Honey Bees.
michael.batley
wrote:
19 Mar 2024
You are quite right, none of them are A. mellifera, but it is not so easy to say exactly what they are. The long antennae with yellow marks on the lower face indicate that they are definitely Lasioglossum and probably L. (Parasphecodes). The one with the red abdomen definitely is and the ones with black abdomens very likely are, as well.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.014039-35.202264
- Altitude 506.4m
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 11 Mar 2024 06:57 PM Recorded on
- JR Recorded by
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Collections
JR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- other pollinators Associated animal
- bottle brush Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- False Nest present
Species information
- Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) Scientific name
- Halictid bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1718.2m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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