Amegilla sp. (genus)

Blue Banded Bee at Higgins, ACT

Amegilla sp. (genus) at Higgins, ACT - 19 Feb 2025 07:36 AM

Amegilla sp. (genus) at Higgins, ACT - 19 Feb 2025 07:36 AM

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Identification history

	Amegilla sp. (genus)	21 Feb 2025	PeterA
	Amegilla sp. (genus)	19 Feb 2025	CarbonAI
	Amegilla sp. (genus)	19 Feb 2025	AlisonMilton

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Sleeping

3 comments

WHall wrote:

19 Feb 2025

Allyson, the time of day?

Bill

AlisonMilton wrote:

19 Feb 2025

Early morning before the temperature rises to around 11 degrees. Found these on Sunday, Monday and today.

WHall wrote:

19 Feb 2025

i have for the first time had 2 or 3 feeding on Blue Salvia. i will now look earlier in the day. Thanks for your comments.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.029640 -35.238278
Altitude 632.7m
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
19 Feb 2025 07:36 AM Recorded on
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AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects

Additional information

Salvia Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

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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