Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis

A plaster bee at suppressed

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Identification history

	Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis	21 Nov 2024	PeterA
	Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) sp.	19 Nov 2024	PaperbarkNativeBees

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Visiting flowering garlic chives.

2 comments

PeterA wrote:

21 Nov 2024

Not quite sure why you think this is L. (Exleycolletes)? The metallic sheen on the hairy thorax and the metallic purplish abdomen suggests L. amabilis.

PaperbarkNativeBees wrote:

17 Dec 2024

Thanks for your ID @PeterA. I thought it might be L. amabilis but I wasn't sure so I was trying to select just Leioproctus sp.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
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Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) PaperbarkNativeBees South Coast NatureMapr

Additional information

garlic chives Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health
Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
True Insect on a flower

Species information

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis Scientific name
A plaster bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 732.8m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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South Australia

Victoria

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