Masked bee, Hylaeine bee at Murrumbateman, NSW
Identification history
| Hylaeinae (subfamily) | 30 Dec 2024 | michael.batley | ||
| Exoneura sp. (genus) | 28 Dec 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Hylaeinae (subfamily) | 28 Dec 2024 | SimoneC |
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User's notes
About 12mm. Abdomen flexible, not stiff as it moved around the flower
1 comment
michael.batley
wrote:
30 Dec 2024
While there is more than one possibility, something about the look of the thorax suggests Hylaeus rotundiceps to me.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.051025-34.977802
- Altitude 660.5m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Dec 2024 03:13 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
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SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hylaeinae (subfamily) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- Melaleuca Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Hylaeinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Masked bee, Hylaeine bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 660.5m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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