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Identification history
| Sericogaster fasciata | 3 Jan 2025 | SapphFire | ||
| Exoneura sp. (genus) | 30 Dec 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Hylaeinae (subfamily) | 30 Dec 2024 | SapphFire |
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I believe this insect to be Sericogaster fasciata, a rare native bee.
4 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
30 Dec 2024
The hind leg looks very wasp like. I think it belongs in Crabronidae.
SapphFire
wrote:
31 Dec 2024
Thank you Michael! I will pay closer attention to the legs next time I am unsure. I have edited the sighting and placed it in the Crabronidae family. Such a beautiful wasp!
SapphFire
wrote:
2 Jan 2025
Could it be Sericogaster fasciata? This was suggested on iNaturalist. This sighting was made 3 years ago in the same area of the Blue Mountains as I found it: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1364013-Sericogaster-fasciata/browse_photos?place_id=6744
michael.batley
wrote:
2 Jan 2025
Very good! I have seen it once and should have remembered it. I am not the first to mistake it for a wasp. It was originally described as a wasp by Westwood in 1835.
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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SapphFire Unidentified Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects Greater Sydney NatureMapr
Additional information
- Syzygium smithii hedge Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
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