2 A masked bee at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Hylaeus sp. (genus) | 12 Nov 2023 | michael.batley | ||
| Exoneura sp. (genus) | 9 Nov 2023 | DianneClarke |
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User's notes
Seems to have different eye shape and colour and body shape from Exoneurella lawsoni which I thought was the "Wahlenbergia bee"
5 comments
SimoneC
wrote:
11 Nov 2023
@DianneClarke I think the main image is a different insect to the others. I think the main image shows a type of Crabronidae wasp which are often mistaken for bees and hang about on flowers, but the last two are certainly showing Sawflies probably Eurys. The middle two on the white background are also probably Sawflies. Could you move them into separate sightings
michael.batley
wrote:
11 Nov 2023
I agree that the insect in the main picture looks more like a bee in the genus Hylaeus than a sawfly despite the similar colour pattern on the legs. Careful examination of the width of the segments in the hind leg indicate it is a bee rather than a wasp.
SimoneC
wrote:
12 Nov 2023
Thank you Michael, it’s good to get this sorted out. Are you able to approve your suggestion? I don’t seem to be able to or to change my Crabronidae ID
Location information
- Coordinates 149.217864-35.381434
- Maps Mount Jerrabomberra
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 7 Nov 2023 11:52 AM Recorded on
- DianneClarke Recorded by
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) DianneClarke Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Hylaeus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A masked bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 653.51m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- 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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