Insects
Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
Sighting 4458961

Unverified

Can you identify this sighting?

Unverified at suppressed - suppressed
Unverified at suppressed - suppressed
Unverified at suppressed - suppressed
Unverified at suppressed - suppressed
Unverified at suppressed - suppressed
Unverified at suppressed - suppressed
Unverified at suppressed - suppressed
Unverified at suppressed - suppressed
Unverified at suppressed - suppressed
Unverified at suppressed - suppressed
Request use of media

Identification history

Tetragonula carbonaria 7 Mar 2025 DiBickers
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) 4 Jul 2024 CarbonAI
Tetragonula carbonaria 11 Mar 2023 TimL
Unverified 13 Dec 2022 TimL

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

Quite small and very wary. Assumed to be one of the small native bees. It had a prominent hump or shield-like shape on its back. It appeared to be regurgitating fluid to concentrate it (first, second and final images) just before it flew off.

Be the first to comment

Please Login or Register to comment.

Sighting information

Additional information

  • Less than 5mm Animal size

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
829,123 sightings of 22,800 species from 14,331 members
CCA 3.0 | privacy
NatureMapr is developed by at3am IT Pty Ltd and is proudly Australian made