LipotrichesLipotriches australica Lipotriches flavoviridis Lipotriches gracilipes Lipotriches muscosa Lipotriches phanerura

Lipotriches phanerura belong to a large genus of bees commonly known as Sweat Bees, family Halictidae. Their common name is Ferruginous-tailed Austral-Nomia.

The hair bands on the abdomen of the Lipotriches phanerura are yellow and the cuticle is metallic black.

Following is the female Lipotriches phanerura.

Lipotriches phanerura (female), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches phanerura (female), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches phanerura (female), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches phanerura (female), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches phanerura (female), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches phanerura (female), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches phanerura (female), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches phanerura (female), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman

Following is the male Lipotriches phanerura.

Lipotriches phanerura (male), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches phanerura (male), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches phanerura (male), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches phanerura (male), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches phanerura (male), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches phanerura (male), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches phanerura (male), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Lipotriches phanerura (male), 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 phanerura

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs Lipotriches phanerura, Ballandean, QLD © Marc Newman, Many thanks to Bernhard Jacobi for ID, Flickr, https://flickr.com/photos/koolbee/albums
  2. Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura (Cockerell, 1913), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/26e24772-4049-40da-a48b-3cc5d4907d5c
  3. Ferruginous-tailed Austral-Nomia (Lipotriches phanerura), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/504215-Lipotriches-phanerura

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