Apiformes (informal group)
Unidentified bee at Undefined Area
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| Apiformes (informal group) | DiBickers | 6 Mar 2025 | ||
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 28 Nov 2023 |
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there were these smaller black bees but they were very hard to see and very quick to fly off.
2 comments
28 Nov 2023
Thanks Peter. In my bee book it looks like Homalictus sphecodoides (sounds like a spell from Harry Potter). I could see them flying about but when they landed they became invisible!
Location information
- Coordinates 146.847162-36.131471
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 26 Nov 2023 09:03 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- kunzea 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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- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Apiformes (informal group) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Apiformes (informal group) Scientific name
- Unidentified bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1004.95m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location