Amegilla sp. (genus)

Blue Banded Bee at Wellington Point, QLD

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Identification history

Amegilla sp. (genus)	6 Mar 2025	DiBickers
Apis mellifera	4 Jul 2024	CarbonAI
Amegilla sp. (genus)	19 Apr 2022	TimL

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The bee was sighted hovering just above the ground in front of a planter. It gradually moved from side to side, and touched down very briefly every now and again, as seen in the first and second images. This behaviour went on for at least 5 minutes.

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Location information

Places Wellington Point, QLD

Sighting information

1 Abundance
TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Greater Brisbane Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

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
312 images trained Machine learning
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