Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus)
11 Halictid bee at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | PeterA | 24 Oct 2025 | |
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | MichaelBedingfield | 24 Oct 2025 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 23 Oct 2025 |
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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
24 Oct 2025
Thank you! Really brought into focus the bee’s size. Went back this morning, flower still closed but bees gone
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
- Dotted sun orchid Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) Featured Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
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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