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Amegilla aeruginosa (lateral view male) © Ken Walker (Source: Museums Victoria / PaDIL)

Amegilla aeruginosa Male

Amegilla aeruginosaAmegilla aeruginosa Male

Photographs by Dr Ken Walker

Under the microscope image stack photos of the male Amegilla aeruginosa.

Source: Ken Walker (2017) Amegilla (Notomegilla) aeruginosa1, 2


  • 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 aeruginosa

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs Amegilla (Notomegilla) aeruginosa © Dr Ken Walker
  2. Ken Walker (2017) Amegilla (Notomegilla) aeruginosa, Updated on Jan 28, 2017, Available online: PaDIL – https://www.padil.gov.au, https://www.padil.gov.au/pollinators/pest/138566, (Accessed 20 August 2020).

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