Copper Metallic Bee S3, Male, Wing Venation | Copper Metallic Bee S3, Male, Legs | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera) | ||||
Family: | Colletid Bee (Bee: Colletidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Copper Metallic Bee (Leioproctus clarki) | ||||
This Photo: | S1, Female, Scopa | ||||
Other name: | Xmas-bauble Bee | ||||
Thank you Dr Ken Walker & Asaph (asaph01) for identifying and Dr John Ascher for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Males ~9mm long, Females a little longer at ~10mm. The males have 13 antennal segments while the females have 12. Note also the scopa (pollen collecting hairs) on the female legs, which are missing on the male. We photographed 3 specimens (2f & 1m) in Jan (f), Mar (f) & Dec (m). | |||||
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