Neopasiphae mirabilisFlower Selection Male and Female Nesting

Photographs © Marc Newman ◦

The Neopasiphae mirabilis male differs to the female in that it can be identified from the swollen yellow scapes (see our Bees Antenna for information on the parts of the bee antenna).

Neopasiphae mirabilis male on paper daisy at Coalseam NP, WA © Marc Newman
Neopasiphae mirabilis male on paper daisy at Coalseam NP, WA © Marc Newman
Male Neopasiphae mirabilis, Mullewa WA © Marc Newman
Male Neopasiphae mirabilis, Mullewa WA © Marc Newman

In the following photograph, the female Neopasiphae mirabilis does not have the swollen yellow scapes found on the male of the species.

Neopasiphae mirabilis female, nth of Mullewa on the Carnarvon-Mullewa Rd WA © Marc Newman
Neopasiphae mirabilis female, nth of Mullewa on the Carnarvon-Mullewa Rd WA © Marc Newman
Neopasiphae mirabilis female, nth of Mullewa on the Carnarvon-Mullewa Rd WA © Marc Newman
Neopasiphae mirabilis female, nth of Mullewa on the Carnarvon-Mullewa Rd WA © Marc Newman
Neopasiphae mirabilis female, GoBeeWA III 2014 © Bernhard Jacobi
Neopasiphae mirabilis female sitting on the soil in an aggregation of nest, GoBeeWA III 2014 © Bernhard Jacobi

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs Neopasiphae mirabilis, WA © Marc Newman, Flickr, https://flickr.com/photos/koolbee/albums
  2. Photograph Neopasiphae mirabilis, WA © Bernhard Jacobi, Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/29697818@N03/

Neopasiphae mirabilisFlower Selection Male and Female Nesting

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