Hyleoides concinna

Wasp-mimic bee at Prahran, VIC

Hyleoides concinna at Prahran, VIC - 19 Feb 2024
Hyleoides concinna at Prahran, VIC - 19 Feb 2024
Hyleoides concinna at Prahran, VIC - 19 Feb 2024
Hyleoides concinna at Prahran, VIC - 19 Feb 2024
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Identification history

Hyleoides concinna 20 Feb 2024 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 19 Feb 2024 addamborough

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Hyleoides concinna Wasp mimic native bee Blue/black bee, orange triangle on head, electric blue wings, black from waist to broad orange strip, black strip followed by orange to tail tip with very fine dark strips.

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addamborough wrote:
   19 Feb 2024
addamborough wrote:
   19 Feb 2024
Update.Hyleoides concinna wasp mimic bee. Currently finishing off the protective curtain as I type.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 19 Feb 2024 01:35 PM Recorded on
  • addamborough Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Female Gender
  • Nest building Breeding behaviour
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Other activity Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Bee nest present

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