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Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta

Blue Banded Bee at Dunlop, ACT

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta at Dunlop, ACT - 1 Dec 2024
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta at Dunlop, ACT - 1 Dec 2024
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta at Dunlop, ACT - 1 Dec 2024
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Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta 2 Dec 2024 PeterA
Amegilla (Notomegilla) chlorocyanea 1 Dec 2024 JR

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PeterA wrote:
   2 Dec 2024
Can't see any notch in the last hair band that would suggest A. chlorocyanea. A. asserta is much more common here.

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Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Dunlop, ACT - 1 Dec 2024 by JR
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 1 Dec 2024 by JR
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 17 Mar 2024 by JR
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 17 Mar 2024 by JR
Hylaeus (Euprosopis) honestus (A hylaeine colletid bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 17 Mar 2024 by JR
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 11 Mar 2024 by JR
Hylaeinae (subfamily) (Masked bee, Hylaeine bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 11 Mar 2024 by JR
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 11 Mar 2024 by JR
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 10 Feb 2024 by JR
Eristalis tenax (Drone fly) at Dunlop, ACT - 10 Feb 2024 by JR
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) (Resin Bees) at Dunlop, ACT - 13 Dec 2023 by JR
Stomorhina sp. (genus) (Snout fly) at Dunlop, ACT - 13 Dec 2023 by JR
Hydromys chrysogaster (Rakali or Water Rat) at Dunlop, ACT - 11 Aug 2023 by johnpugh
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum (Furrow Bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 26 Jan 2023 by JR
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 26 Jan 2023 by JR
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 26 Jan 2023 by JR
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Dunlop, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by JR
Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga (A Megachild bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by JR
Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda (Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by JR
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by JR
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by JR
Lehtinelagia sp. (genus) (Flower Spider or Crab Spider) at Dunlop, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by JR
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum (Furrow Bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by JR
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 8 Jan 2023 by JR
Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga (A Megachild bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 8 Jan 2023 by JR
Euchiton sphaericus (star cudweed) at Dunlop, ACT - 4 Jan 2023 by JR
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (Jersey Cudweed) at Dunlop, ACT - 4 Jan 2023 by JR
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora (Montbretia) at Dunlop, ACT - 4 Jan 2023 by JR
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis (Gold-tipped leafcutter bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 4 Jan 2023 by JR
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 4 Jan 2023 by JR
Halictidae (family) at Dunlop, ACT - 4 Jan 2023 by JR
Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart) at Dunlop, ACT - 30 Dec 2022 by JR
Stomorhina sp. (genus) (Snout fly) at Dunlop, ACT - 5 Jan 2022 by JR
Eristalis tenax (Drone fly) at Dunlop, ACT - 5 Jan 2022 by JR
Austalis copiosa (Hover fly) at Dunlop, ACT - 5 Jan 2022 by JR
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Dunlop, ACT - 5 Jan 2022 by JR
Parapalaeosepsis plebeia (Ant fly) at Dunlop, ACT - 22 Dec 2021 by JR
Bibio imitator (Garden maggot) at Dunlop, ACT - 4 Dec 2021 by JR
Tragopogon porrifolius (Salsify, Oyster Plant) at Dunlop, ACT - 6 Nov 2021 by johnpugh
Pottiaceae (family) (A moss) at Dunlop, ACT - 19 Jul 2021 by johnpugh
Acacia rubida (Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle) at Dunlop, ACT - 22 Jun 2021 by johnpugh
Papaver dubium (Longhead Poppy) at Dunlop, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by johnpugh
Anhinga novaehollandiae (Australasian Darter) at Dunlop, ACT - 19 Oct 2020 by johnpugh
Vinca major (Blue Periwinkle) at Dunlop, ACT - 19 Oct 2020 by johnpugh
Tragopogon porrifolius (Salsify, Oyster Plant) at Dunlop, ACT - 19 Oct 2020 by johnpugh
Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy) at Dunlop, ACT - 11 Oct 2020 by johnpugh
Triquetrella (A trailing moss) at Dunlop, ACT - 8 Jul 2020 by johnpugh
Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian Pelican) at Dunlop, ACT - 28 Nov 2019 by johnpugh

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