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Amegilla sp. (genus)

5 Blue Banded Bee at Murrumbateman, NSW

Amegilla sp. (genus) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 2 Mar 2018
Amegilla sp. (genus) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 2 Mar 2018
Amegilla sp. (genus) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 2 Mar 2018
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Identification history

Amegilla sp. (genus) 17 Mar 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Amegilla sp. (genus) 16 Mar 2018 michael.batley
Amegilla sp. (genus) 2 Mar 2018 SallyandPeter

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SallyandPeter wrote:
   16 Mar 2018
Thanks Michael there is a number of blue banded bees is it possible to tell them apart or which we have. Or is the difference significant for a casual observer. Peter
   16 Mar 2018
The two species that seem to be common in Canberra are A. chlorocyanea and A. asserta. They can be distinguished, but only if you have a good view of the rear end or can see blue colour on the legs. Only chlorocyanea has the latter. The best place to see differences between the rear ends is to compare figures 25 and 28 in https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/11177/download/pdf/. Ignore differences in colour, only the hair pattern is significant.
SallyandPeter wrote:
   16 Mar 2018
Thanks fantastic info. PJ
   13 Apr 2018
The judges highly commended this sighting in the 2018 Canberra Nature Map photographic competition

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