Amegilla sp. (genus)
Blue Banded Bee at Sydney, NSW
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| Amegilla sp. (genus) | michael.batley | 14 Mar 2023 | |
| Amegilla sp. (genus) | PaperbarkNativeBees | 14 Mar 2023 |
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Several Amegilla Blue banded bees were foraging on purple sage in the pop up flower beds. Interestingly they were all 'robbing' nectar from the sage flowers by poking holes at the base of the flowers.
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Location information
- Coordinates 151.212935-33.872456
- Places Sydney, NSW
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 13 Mar 2023 01:19 PM Recorded on
- PaperbarkNativeBees Recorded by
- Purple sage Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- PaperbarkNativeBees Greater Sydney NatureMapr Amegilla sp. (genus) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Amegilla sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Blue Banded Bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2899.7m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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