Amegilla sp. (genus)

Blue Banded Bee at Aranda, ACT

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Identification history

Amegilla sp. (genus)	2 Feb 2025	DiBickers
Amegilla sp. (genus)	1 Feb 2025	PeterA
Unverified	31 Jan 2025	KMcCue

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User's notes

Almost missed it entirely as it left the flower but noticed it is in the photo - apologies for the quality but happy if you magicians can work out what bee it was. I fancy a blue-banded bee as I caught a flash of blue as it disappeared.

2 comments

PeterA wrote:

1 Feb 2025

You got it, Kevin! Hard to get a picture - a lot around at present.

KMcCue wrote:

1 Feb 2025

That's great - thank you Peter.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.081422 -35.258261
Altitude 646.3m
Places Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
30 Jan 2025 01:17 PM Recorded on
KMcCue Recorded by
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KMcCue NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health
Collecting pollen Insect behaviour on flower
True Insect on a flower

Species information

Amegilla sp. (genus) Scientific name
Blue Banded Bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 2899.7m Recorded at altitude
312 images trained Machine learning
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Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
Description
Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania