Alice Springs Fauna •
Lasioglossum (Homalictus)Lasioglossum (Homalictus) on Eucalyptus orbifolia Lasioglossum (Homalictus) dotatum Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanus
Alice Springs BeesAmegilla Bee Braunsapis sp Bright-white Masked Bee Bush Bee Ceylalictus perditellus European Honey Bee Exoneurella eremophila Golden-browed Resin Bee Lasioglossum (Homalictus) Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) Lipotriches Megachile deanii Red-headed Masked Bee Stenotritidae genus Stenotritus Xanthesma (Xenohesma)
With many thanks to our mate for directing us to the name of this native bee…
Shiny metallic green, pollen under the abdomen and quite small I’d bee thinking Homalictus…
Source: Gary Taylor
A small bee, no larger then 4 to 5 mm in length, Homalictus urbanus (also known as the Emerald Homalictus), is pictured here on a lotus flower in a fish pond in Alice Springs, NT. You can see the pollen under the abdomen being collected by the bee.
Check out our section on Bees > Homalictus > Homalictus urbanus
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Family: Halictidae
- Subfamily: Halictinae
- Genus: Lasioglossum
- Subgenus: Homalictus
- Species: Homalictus urbanus
Footnote & References
- Homalictus (Homalictus) urbanus, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:79c7d2fb-f675-47c1-9067-e6af09279bfb
- Homalictus (Homalictus) urbanus (Smith, 1879), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/79c7d2fb-f675-47c1-9067-e6af09279bfb
Lasioglossum (Homalictus)Lasioglossum (Homalictus) on Eucalyptus orbifolia Lasioglossum (Homalictus) dotatum Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanus
Alice Springs BeesAmegilla Bee Braunsapis sp Bright-white Masked Bee Bush Bee Ceylalictus perditellus European Honey Bee Exoneurella eremophila Golden-browed Resin Bee Lasioglossum (Homalictus) Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) Lipotriches Megachile deanii Red-headed Masked Bee Stenotritidae genus Stenotritus Xanthesma (Xenohesma)
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