Insects
Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
Sighting 4627146

Lasioglossum sp. (genus)

Furrow Bee at Aranda, ACT

Lasioglossum sp. (genus) at Aranda, ACT - 10 Dec 2024 03:31 PM
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) at Aranda, ACT - 10 Dec 2024 03:31 PM
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Lasioglossum sp. (genus) 11 Dec 2024 PeterA
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) 10 Dec 2024 DianneClarke
Amegilla sp. (genus) 10 Dec 2024 KMcCue

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4 comments

DianneClarke wrote:
   10 Dec 2024
The Amegillas most people are familiar with are also known as blue bandeds and they have very distinct blue /cream / white bands across the abdomen. There are other amegillas eg bombiformis (teddy bear) that don't have stripes but this one isn't an amegilla. Another freature of Amegillas is you can hear them buzzing before you see them - often louder than Apis mellifera. Look up buzz pollination if you would like to know more.
KMcCue wrote:
   10 Dec 2024
Thanks Dianne, very helpful. I heard no buzzing. The insect world is fascinating but I fear I have left it a bit late to digest enough of the info out there to be useful. So much I don't know.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   10 Dec 2024
@KMcCue Hi Kevin, Also, this bee is too small to be a blue banded.
KMcCue wrote:
   11 Dec 2024
Thanks Alison

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