Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta
Blue Banded Bee at Isaacs, ACT
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| Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta | PeterA | 8 Dec 2024 | |
| Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta | CarbonAI | 8 Dec 2024 | |
| Amegilla sp. (genus) | Sheridannew | 8 Dec 2024 |
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We aren't sure if they were roosting or perhaps mating. Definitely some were flicking their legs up and their abdomens were pulsing.
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8 Dec 2024
@Sheridannew Apparently the males group and rest like this, so are probably all male.
Location information
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- 15 Abundance
- Sheridannew Recorded by
- Dead dandelion weed. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Dead dandelion weed. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Sheridannew 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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5 / 7
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