1 Plaster bee at Red Hill, ACT
Identification history
| Leioproctus sp. (genus) | 24 Feb 2022 | michael.batley | ||
| Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis | 24 Feb 2022 | Roger |
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User's notes
Looks very simular to the image on ALA
1 comment
michael.batley
wrote:
24 Feb 2022
The hair on the scutum (top of the thorax) is always pale in L. amabilis - orange or pale brown. My best guess is that this is L. plumosus, but I can't be sure as other species may look like this. As a general rule I would be cautious about images in ALA as they are sledom curated.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108410-35.328265
- Altitude 656.8m
- Maps Federal Golf Course
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Feb 2022 02:40 PM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Leioproctus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Plaster bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1642m Recorded at altitude
- 178 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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