Amegilla sp. (genus)

Blue Banded Bee at Aranda, ACT

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Amegilla sp. (genus) 16 Mar 2026 PeterA
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulata 14 Mar 2026 KMcCue

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It buzzed around loudly and finally went under a rock and started excavating, loose boulders (for it) came tumbling down and then after a minute or two it left.

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PeterA wrote:
   16 Mar 2026
No A. cingulata around here, Kevin - very likely A. asserta.

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