11 Halictid bee at Mongarlowe, NSW
Identification history
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 24 Oct 2025 | PeterA | ||
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 24 Oct 2025 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 23 Oct 2025 | LisaH |
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User's notes
All the dotted sun orchids' flowers were shut for the day (not a lot of sun). However, I noticed one flower that wasn't quite closed, and when I looked with the naked eye I could see was some dark matter at the back of the flower. Imagine my amazement when, with my camera's zoom, I saw two tiny native bees snuggled in for the night (I know - 'snuggled' isn't the correct word, but sounds a bit more descriptive than roosting . . .)
4 comments
LisaH
wrote:
24 Oct 2025
Thank you! Really brought into focus the bee’s size. Went back this morning, flower still closed but bees gone
LisaH
wrote:
27 Oct 2025
Yes, I've seen them curled in a Wahlenbergia bed - just as sweet to see. I was surprised to see them so deep in the orchid flower, that they stopped it from closing up for the night!
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) Featured Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- Dotted sun orchid Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) Scientific name
- Halictid bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2063.3m Recorded at altitude
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