Southern Downs BeesSouthern Downs Native Bees Amphylaeus obscuriceps Exoneura sp Homalictus urbanus Hylaeus euxanthus Hylaeus ruficeps ruficeps Lasioglossum lanarium Leioproctus xanthosus Megachile deanii Lipotriches gracilipes Peacock Carpenter Bee Red Singer
Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps is also commonly known as the Dark-headed Dimorphic-Masked Bee.
Pictured here is Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps on Xanthorrhoea johnsonii. It would appear that the pollen on the bee is not from the grass tree.
The following Amphylaeus obscuriceps is on a citrus lemon flower.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Informal: Apiformes
- Family: Colletidae
- Subfamily: Hylaeinae
- Genus: Amphylaeus
- Subgenus: infrageneric Agogenohylaeus
- Species: Amphylaeus obscuriceps
Footnote & References
- Photographs Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps, Ballandean, QLD © Marc Newman, Flickr, https://flickr.com/photos/koolbee/albums
- Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps (Friese, 1924), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps
- Dark-headed Dimorphic-Masked Bee (Amphylaeus obscuriceps), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/892283-Amphylaeus-obscuriceps
Southern Downs BeesSouthern Downs Native Bees Amphylaeus obscuriceps Exoneura sp Homalictus urbanus Hylaeus euxanthus Hylaeus ruficeps ruficeps Lasioglossum lanarium Leioproctus xanthosus Megachile deanii Lipotriches gracilipes Peacock Carpenter Bee Red Singer
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