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ASDP InsectsAmegilla chlorocyanea Bee Banksia Moth – Caterpillar Bee Fly (Australiphthiria sp) Bee Fly (Ligyra cingulata) Braunsapis sp Bush Cockroach (Ellipsidion humarale) Caper White Butterfly Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus ssp sthenelus) Crusader Bug (Mictis profana) Day Flying Moth Exoneurella eremophila Bee Ground Shield Bug Heliotrope Moth (Utetheisa pulchelloides) Katydid (Taeniomenae) Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) Mating Lasioglossum (Homalictus) Opisthopsis sp Potter Wasp Processionary Caterpillar Snout Beetle (Lixus) Torymus Chalcid Wasp Transverse Ladybird
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The genus Braunsapis sp. include 22 named species on Atlas of Living Australia (at time of writing)3. They are commonly known as Reed Bees, as they nest in the hollow of reeds and stems.
One minute we were watching Braunsapis sp. collecting pollen, bum up in the air, then in a split second it was out of the flower and then gone…
The commonly named Reed Bee group include the genus Exoneura and Exoneurella.
More information on Fauna > Insects > Bees > Braunsapis sp.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Informal: Apiformes
- Family: Apidae
- Subfamily: Xylocopinae
- Tribe: Allodapini
- Genus: Braunsapis
- Species:
- Braunsapis anthracina Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis associata (Michener, 1961)
- Braunsapis biroi Friese, 1909
- Braunsapis clarissima (Cockerell, 1929)
- Braunsapis diminuta (Cockerell, 1915)
- Braunsapis diminutoides Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis dolichocephala Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis eximia Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis falcata Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis hirsuta Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis hyalina Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis minor (Michener & Syed, 1962)
- Braunsapis nitida (Smith, 1859)
- Braunsapis occidentalis (Michener & Syed, 1962)
- Braunsapis platyura Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis plebeia (Cockerell, 1929)
- Braunsapis plumosa Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis praesumptiosa (Michener, 1961)
- Braunsapis protuberans Reyes, 1993
- Braunsapis simillima (Smith, 1854)
- Braunsapis unicolor (Smith, 1854)
- Braunsapis verticalis Reyes, 1993
Footnote & References
- Many thanks to Ken Walker for ID, Bee Aware of Your Native Bees (Australia), Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/beeawareofyournativebees
- Many thanks to Kit Prendergast for ID, The Buzz on Wild Bees, https://www.facebook.com/groups/buzzonwildbees/
- Braunsapis Michener, 1969, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/0c930f82-b83a-4e53-8f9d-ab81fe1ebf83?fbclid=IwAR3dy2xQ7amBWC6WXnbHkol5SKNe9L6NiewS3SYHXljyT0nJpan0vXktF4E#overview
ASDP InsectsAmegilla chlorocyanea Bee Banksia Moth – Caterpillar Bee Fly (Australiphthiria sp) Bee Fly (Ligyra cingulata) Braunsapis sp Bush Cockroach (Ellipsidion humarale) Caper White Butterfly Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus ssp sthenelus) Crusader Bug (Mictis profana) Day Flying Moth Exoneurella eremophila Bee Ground Shield Bug Heliotrope Moth (Utetheisa pulchelloides) Katydid (Taeniomenae) Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) Mating Lasioglossum (Homalictus) Opisthopsis sp Potter Wasp Processionary Caterpillar Snout Beetle (Lixus) Torymus Chalcid Wasp Transverse Ladybird
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