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Halictidae (family) DiBickers 5 Mar 2025
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) KylieWaldon 6 Jan 2025
Unverified KylieWaldon 16 Mar 2021

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I'm not really sure what this insect was. It was the only photo I got. It looks like of beeish with long antenna and black and white stripes at the rear. I thought it was an ordinary bee and didn't pay it the attention I should have! It was on this flowering mistletoe in a Blakeyii gum tree.

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   2 Mar 2025
@KylieWaldon I would suggest that this is likely to be a Lipotriches sp. or Nomia sp. but given we can’t confirm the details I’d say it’d be unlikely to have an accurate confirmation on this one sorry🥲

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  • 1 Abundance
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by
  • mistletoe Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • Yes Insect on a flower

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