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Blue Banded Bee

Amegilla sp.

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Blue Banded Bee
Amegilla sp. Amegilla


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Ashok N Pulliyerengi
Ashok N Pulliyerengi 12 years ago

thanks for the info cindy...i do bump into these bees often in green areas of urban chennai and pondicherry ...

Ashok N Pulliyerengi
Ashok N Pulliyerengi 12 years ago

thanks for the info cindy...i do bump into these bees often in dense green shruby areas....

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

It really looks like A. cingulata which is native to Australia. It's been seen in various tropical countries but I couldn't find a reliable record of it in India. Perhaps someone else can.

India

Spotted on Aug 6, 2011
Submitted on Feb 7, 2012

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