Trichocolletes gelasinus

Unknown.

This bee has been found in coastal areas of the south west of Western Australia.

This bee is approximately 14 millimetres long.

This male bee was found sleeping in the curled end of a deformed branch on a shrub.

These photographs were taken in August.

Identification courtesy of Kit Prendergast (Forrest Scholar and PhD candidate, Curtin University).

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/75b2b9c6-5561-4b7c-a012-7a9ce9772259

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