Alice Springs Desert Park
ASDP BeesAmegilla chlorocyanea Bee Braunsapis sp Exoneurella eremophila Bee Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) Lasioglossum (Homalictus)
Commonly known as the Blue-banded Bee is the name given to a group of bee species in the genus Amegilla. Pictured here is the species Amegilla chlorocyanea bee.
A small robust looking bee with a golden-brown head and thorax. The abdomen is black with blue stripes, although the blue can be very pale, to almost off-white in colour.
Keeps a lookout for these wonderful looking native bees as you walk around the desert park. They will often be seen feeding off the nectar of a variety of native flowering plants.
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- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Informal: Apiformes
- Family: Apidae
- Subfamily: Apinae
- Tribe: Anthophorini
- Genus: Amegilla
- Subgenus: infrageneric Notomegilla
- Species: Amegilla chlorocyanea
ASDP BeesAmegilla chlorocyanea Bee Braunsapis sp Exoneurella eremophila Bee Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) Lasioglossum (Homalictus)
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