Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta
15 Blue Banded Bee at Holder, ACT
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| Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta | PeterA | 1 Dec 2024 | |
| Amegilla sp. (genus) | Miranda | 30 Nov 2024 |
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4 comments
4 Dec 2024
Fantastic detail of the raindrops intact on their wings and turning the red flower or plant into pomegranate-like beads. Are they sitting out the rain?
4 Dec 2024
@Jennybach they were roosting in the rain. Once it stopped they wiped the droplets off with their legs before flying off again.
5 Dec 2024
I was curious to see them lined up like that and did not realise that they roosted like birds would. Very interesting.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.043206-35.335311
- Altitude 605.4m
- Places Holder, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 30 Nov 2024 06:33 PM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Featured Miranda Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta Scientific name
- Blue Banded Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 842.8m Recorded at altitude
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