Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis

Amegilla BeeAmegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis Amegilla (Asaropoda) dawsoni Amegilla (Asaropoda) rhodoscymna Amegilla chlorocyanea Amegilla chlorocyanea – blue-banded Amegilla chlorocyanea – bubbling bee

The Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis, commonly known as Teddy Bear Bee or Golden Haired Mortar Bee have a golden brown colouring and are 15-20 mm in length. They have dark hairless bands on their abdomen, whilst their elsewhere including their legs are covered in golden brown hairs. They have dark brown wings.

A solitary bee, they will live within close range to other Teddy Bear Bees. They live in small burrows in soil or eroded banks. They are found across eastern Australia mainland.

Known buzz pollinators, the Amegilla bombiformis play an important role in the pollination of flowering plants, particularly species that require buzz pollination. Like the Blue-banded Bees, the Teddy Bear Bees fly with the dart-and-hover flight pattern. Teddy Bear Bee flies with lower pitch humming sound

The ‘teddy bear bees’ — Amegilla (Asaropoda) and the ‘blue banded bees’ — Amegilla (Zonamegilla), are probably the best-known of the Australian native bees.

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 Asaropoda
Species: Amegilla bombiformis

Footnote & References

Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis (Smith, 1854), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:16bceb67-74dc-4145-be36-57cf84f3cc23
Leijs, Remko et al. “The genus Amegilla (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: a revision of the subgenus Asaropoda.” ZooKeys vol. 908 45-122. 3 Feb. 2020, doi:10.3897/zookeys.908.47375, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7010838/

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