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Amegilla quadrifasciata
I spotted this bee just outside my house today. It resembled the Australian Blue-banded bee in its behaviour of resting on grass by hanging on by the mouth. As you can see in the picture the eyes were a beautiful pale turquoise while the body was silvery and quite hairy. About 8 mm length overall.
Tentative ID. If wrong please correct me.
Spotted on Feb 11, 2013
Submitted on Feb 11, 2013
5 Comments
Thank you Yuko :)
Beautiful images!
Thank you Maria :) Rieko - some bees like the blue banded actually manage fine without a nest. They actually clip on to straws and grass in little groups at night time. I wonder if this one uses the same strategy..
I hope this bee has a nest to rest...
A really beautiful bee - nice shot!