LeioproctusLeioproctus Andrenopsis Leioproctus bipectinatus Leioproctus excubitor Leioproctus muelleri Leioproctus xanthosus

Photographs © Marc Newman

Leioproctus muelleri – location was Piara Waters, Perth, Western Australia. In the following images of the Leioproctus muelleri, the hairs on scopa help define that this is the female.

Leioproctus muelleri (Megamouth), Piara Waters, Perth WA © Marc Newman
Leioproctus muelleri (Megamouth), Piara Waters, Perth WA © Marc Newman
Leioproctus muelleri (Megamouth), Piara Waters, Perth WA © Marc Newman
Leioproctus muelleri (Megamouth), Piara Waters, Perth WA © Marc Newman
Leioproctus muelleri (Megamouth), Piara Waters, Perth WA © Marc Newman
Leioproctus muelleri (Megamouth), Piara Waters, Perth WA © Marc Newman
Leioproctus muelleri (Megamouth), Piara Waters, Perth WA © Marc Newman
Leioproctus muelleri (Megamouth), Piara Waters, Perth WA © Marc Newman

This is possibly the male.

Leioproctus muelleri (Megamouth), Piara Waters, Perth WA © Marc Newman
Leioproctus muelleri (Megamouth), Piara Waters, Perth WA © Marc Newman

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Subclass: Pterygota
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Suborder: Apocrita
  • Infraorder: Aculeata
  • Superfamily: Apoidea
  • Epifamily: Anthophila
  • Family: Colletidae
  • Subfamily: Neopasiphaeinae
  • Genus: Leioproctus
  • Subgenus: Ottocolletes
  • Species: Leioproctus muelleri

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs Leioproctus muelleri, Piara Waters, Perth WA © Marc Newman, Flickr, https://flickr.com/photos/koolbee/albums

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