Chequered cuckoo bee at Holder, ACT
Identification history
| Thyreus caeruleopunctatus | 22 Mar 2026 | PeterA | ||
| Thyreus caeruleopunctatus | 20 Mar 2026 | Miranda |
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I've been lucky to have quite a few of these beautiful bees in my garden this year.
1 comment
PeterA
wrote:
22 Mar 2026
Lucky you - nice pictures. I've had lots of BBBs in my garden, but no cuckoo bees yet!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.043217-35.335256
- Altitude 605.9m
- Places Holder, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 17 Mar 2026 05:17 PM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
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Miranda NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Thyreus caeruleopunctatus Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Thyreus caeruleopunctatus Scientific name
- Chequered cuckoo bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 846.3m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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