1 Blue-banded Bee at Thurgoona, NSW
Identification history
| Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta | 14 Mar 2023 | PeterA | ||
| Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulata | 25 Nov 2021 | WingsToWander | ||
| Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulata | 11 Nov 2021 | ChrisAllen |
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3 comments
PeterA
wrote:
14 Mar 2023
Not A. cingulata - does not occur this far south. It has much brighter abdominal bands and hair is a brighter orange.
Could also be A. chlorocyanea, but A. asserta is more common.
Could also be A. chlorocyanea, but A. asserta is more common.
KylieWaldon
wrote:
15 Mar 2023
I didn't know there were multiple species of Blue-Banded Bees until I read Peter Abbott's Spotter's Guide! I have one visiting a dwarf perrenial salvia daily in my garden but my its very nervous and difficult to get photos of!
PeterA
wrote:
15 Mar 2023
Thanks for the plug, Kylie. I'll see if I can ID some of your sightings.
Peter
Peter
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.984000-36.027089
- Altitude 211.6m
- Maps Albury
- Places Thurgoona, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2021 07:17 PM Recorded on
- ChrisAllen Recorded by
Additional information
- Salvia sp. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulata Scientific name
- Blue-banded Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- 211.59m Recorded at altitude
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