2 Halictid bee at Bruce, ACT
Identification history
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 3 Nov 2025 | PeterA | ||
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 2 Nov 2025 | Curiosity | ||
| Unverified | 1 Nov 2025 | AlisonMilton |
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Didn't realise my flash wasn't working - sorry.
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Curiosity
wrote:
2 Nov 2025
@AlisonMilton, I think your photo is showing a vertical furrow at the end of the bee's abdomen. This is a characteristic of a Lasioglossum female as described on page 40 of Native bees of the ACT and NSW South Coast A SPOTTER'S GUIDE by Peter Abbott.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.092378-35.249237
- Altitude 634.4m
- Maps Bruce Ridge Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Oct 2025 11:45 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- Dianella Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm 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
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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