LipotrichesLipotriches australica Lipotriches flavoviridis Lipotriches gracilipes Lipotriches muscosa Lipotriches phanerura

Photographs by Marc Newman ◦

Lipotriches muscosa are one of the native bees known for buzz pollinating.

Lipotriches muscosa buzz pollinating flower of Sacred Bamboo © Marc Newman
Lipotriches muscosa buzz pollinating flower of Sacred Bamboo © Marc Newman
Lipotriches muscosa, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches muscosa, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches muscosa, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches muscosa, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches muscosa, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Blue Banded Bee and Lipotriches muscosa buzz pollinating flower of Nandina © Marc Newman
Blue Banded Bee and Lipotriches muscosa buzz pollinating flower of Nandina © Marc Newman
Blue Banded Bee and Lipotriches muscosa buzz pollinating flower of Nandina © Marc Newman
Blue Banded Bee and Lipotriches muscosa buzz pollinating flower of Nandina © Marc Newman
Blue Banded Bee and Lipotriches muscosa buzz pollinating flower of Nandina © Marc Newman
Blue Banded Bee and Lipotriches muscosa buzz pollinating flower of Nandina © Marc Newman
Blue Banded Bee and Lipotriches muscosa buzz pollinating flower of Nandina © Marc Newman
Blue Banded Bee and Lipotriches muscosa buzz pollinating flower of Nandina © Marc Newman
Blue Banded Bee and Lipotriches muscosa buzz pollinating flowers of the Nandina © Marc Newman
Lipotriches muscosa on Nandina, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches muscosa on Nandina, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Apoidea
  • Informal: Apiformes
  • Family: Halictidae
  • Subfamily: Nomiinae
  • Genus: Lipotriches
  • Subgenus infrageneric: Austronomia
  • Species: Lipotriches flavoviridis

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Marc Newman, Flickr, https://flickr.com/photos/koolbee/albums
  2. Lipotriches (Austronomia) muscosa, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:012486c7-e8eb-47b5-b1c5-64f0afc2ea3e

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