Halictid bee at Belconnen, ACT
Identification history
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | 29 Aug 2023 | michael.batley | ||
| Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis | 29 Aug 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Unidentified | 29 Aug 2023 | CathB |
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User's notes
More photos of the same bees shown in sighting 4506339. I hope they might provide some more clues to ID.
1 comment
michael.batley
wrote:
29 Aug 2023
The second image shows the strongly curved basal vein that tells us that he is a Lasioglossum species. It also explains why he was not as hairy as a Leioproctus species would usually be.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.086180-35.270350
- Altitude 533.1m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 24 Aug 2023 03:10 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
Additional information
- Leucopogon attenuatus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) Scientific name
- Halictid bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2063.3m Recorded at altitude
- 1375 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
- Description
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