6 A plaster bee at Bruce, ACT
Identification history
| Leioproctus (Andrenopsis) wilsoni | 12 Nov 2021 | michael.batley | ||
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) hemichalceum | 3 Nov 2021 | Roger |
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Significant sighting
MichaelBedingfield noted:
12 Nov 2021
Great work. This is a rare species, and the first colony to be found since the species was rediscovered in 2009.
User's notes
Looking at the images on Canberra nature this is the nearest I can find.
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michael.batley
wrote:
12 Nov 2021
This is the first colony of L. wilsoni to be found since the species was rediscovered in 2009. Identification was only possible because superb photography showed the wing venation and depressed fovea on the face.
Males have a banded abdomen and yellow on the face.
Males have a banded abdomen and yellow on the face.
PeterA
wrote:
6 Aug 2022
michael.batley
wrote:
6 Aug 2022
Between 7.5 and 8 mm long. Males are more slender than the females and tend to be a little longer (but probably weigh less).
Location information
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Roger Recorded by
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Collections
Significant ACT Most Wanted! Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Leioproctus (Andrenopsis) wilsoni Scientific name
- A plaster bee Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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