Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulata

1 Blue-banded Bee at Thurgoona, NSW

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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.
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

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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