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Blue-banded Bee at rest on flower
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BLUE-BANDED BEE FACTS |
Identification
The Blue-banded Bee has a golden brown head, and the abdomen is striped black and pale blue. Males rest overnight clinging to plant stems.
Size
10-12mm
Habitat
common in gardens
Food
feeds on flowers, often blue coloured flowers
Breeding
nest in burrow in banks, gaps in retaining walls, under houses.
Notes
Can sting but are not aggressive.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Hymenoptera | | Family: | Anthophoridae | | Genus: | Amegilla | | Species: | cingulata | | Common Name: | Blue-banded Bee |
Relatives in same Genus
Teddy Bear Bee (A. bombiformis)
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