Yellow Dwarf Bee Head | Endowed Plumed-vented Bee Female, profile | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera) | ||||
Family: | Small Bee (Bee: Halictidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Endowed Plumed-vented Bee (Homalictus (Homalictus) dotatus) | ||||
This Photo: | 🔍Female, dorsal🔎 | ||||
Synonym: | Lasioglossum dotatum | ||||
Thank you Asaph (asaph01) for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~6mm long. Very metallic bee with shiny bronze head & throax, and contrasting red abdomen. Collects a lot of pollen for such a little bee | |||||
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