Heterotrigona itama Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/heterotrigona-itama Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:20:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Stingless Bee – Heterotrigona Itama https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/bee-wasp-hornet/stingless-bee-heterotrigona-itama?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stingless-bee-heterotrigona-itama https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/bee-wasp-hornet/stingless-bee-heterotrigona-itama#respond Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:49:07 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=5511 Heterotrigona itama can be easily distinguished from other commonly encountered stingless bee species by size and coloration. It is the largest common species in Singapore, besides Tetrigona apicalis. Both H. itama and T. apicalis have a black body, but unlike T. apicalis which has split colored wings WIKI_NUS Spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park – June 2021 Thanks Zestin Soh Bees & Wasps […]

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]]> Heterotrigona itama can be easily distinguished from other commonly encountered stingless bee species by size and coloration. It is the largest common species in Singapore, besides Tetrigona apicalis. Both H. itama and T. apicalis have a black body, but unlike T. apicalis which has split colored wings WIKI_NUS

Spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park – June 2021

Thanks Zestin Soh Bees & Wasps of Singapore for the ID

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