Hylaeinae (subfamily)
Masked bee, Hylaeine bee at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Hylaeinae (subfamily) | michael.batley | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| Exoneura sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 28 Dec 2024 | |
| Hylaeinae (subfamily) | SimoneC | 28 Dec 2024 |
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User's notes
About 12mm. Abdomen flexible, not stiff as it moved around the flower
1 comment
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
- Melaleuca Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hylaeinae (subfamily) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
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
Record quality
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