3 Blue Banded Bee at Macarthur, ACT
Identification history
| Amegilla sp. (genus) | 14 Dec 2024 | PeterA | ||
| Amegilla sp. (genus) | 13 Dec 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta | 13 Dec 2024 | RodDeb |
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3 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
15 Dec 2024
This behaviour by Amegilla is very common. They are frequently seen accessing nectar between the corolla and calyx of tubular flowers like Lamiaceae or Abelia.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.130995-35.408270
- Places Macarthur, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 13 Dec 2024 06:12 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Salvia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Amegilla sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Blue Banded Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1547.5m Recorded at altitude
- 273 images trained Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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