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Occurrence record: Entomology:K.671244

Preserved specimen of Brachyhesma (Microhesma) trichopterota Exley, 1968 recorded on 2025-12-17
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "AM"
Collection Australian Museum Entomology Collection
Supplied collection code "Entomology"
Catalog number K.671244
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:10640234,urn:catalog:AM:Entomology:K.671244"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Batley, Michael - Australian Museum - Entomology  
Associated Occurrence Status Associated record
Associated occurrences The occurrence is associated with a representative record.
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Degree of establishment Sweeping
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Sweeping]
Associated records ASSOCIATED
Date identified 2026-04-01

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:10094454
Occurrence date 2025-12-17
Supplied date "2025-12-17/2025-12-17"
Sampling protocol Sweeping  
End day of year 351
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 351

Taxonomy

Scientific name Brachyhesma (Microhesma) trichopterota
Supplied scientific name "Brachyhesma (Microhesma) trichopterota Exley, 1968"
Identified to rank species
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Hymenoptera
Family Colletidae
Genus Brachyhesma
Species Brachyhesma trichopterota
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Brachyhesma (Microhesma) trichopterota Exley, 1968
Scientific name authorship Exley, 1968
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Exley, 1968

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -33.764446
Supplied as: "-33.764446"
Longitude 151.05917
Supplied as: "151.05917"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Beecroft
Location remarks Australia, New South Wales, Beecroft (33° 45' 52" S, 151° 03' 33" E) 17/12/2025 - 17/12/2025, Batley, Michael - Australian Museum - Entomology(Collector), Sweeping, Field Collected - Terrestrial
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 33° 45' 52" S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 151° 03' 33" E

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty 0m-10m

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 4709591b-61dc-47b3-a53b-33413a4e3ba8
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Brachyhesma (Microhesma) trichopterota Exley, 1968
    Coordinates -33.764446,151.05917
    Related records
    Record UUID 9deb3d1c-40d2-43cf-93b7-68c239602ca8
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Brachyhesma (Microhesma) trichopterota Exley, 1968
    Coordinates -33.764446,151.05917

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Sydney Basin
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Cumberland
    IBRA 7.1 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7.1 Subegions Cumberland
    NRM Regions 2010 Sydney Metro
    NRM Regions 2017 Greater Sydney
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Greater Sydney
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Greater Sydney
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Subregions Cumberland
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 SYDNEY COAST-GEORGES RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Sydney - Wollongong
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 New South Wales
    Representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Body areas (updated 24th March 2026) New South Wales
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Bennelong
    Electorates March 2025 Parramatta
    Local Government Areas 2011 Hornsby (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Hornsby - South
    Local Government Areas 2023 Parramatta
    Local Government Areas 2025 Parramatta
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CITY OF PARRAMATTA COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Greater Sydney
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 7
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 918
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER SYDNEY
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) CARLINGFORD
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) CARLINGFORD
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SYDNEY - PARRAMATTA
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) BENNELONG
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) HORNSBY - KU-RING-GAI
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) HORNSBY - KU-RING-GAI
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SYDNEY - WOLLONGONG
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) EPPING
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Epping
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Sensitive Data Layers
    Phylloxera Infection Zone - Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Phylloxera Zone
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Carlingford - East
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Greater Sydney
    Postal Areas 2021 2118
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Major Cities of Australia
    States and Territories 2021 New South Wales
    Statistical Areas Level 1 12502171115
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Carlingford - East
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Carlingford
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Sydney - Parramatta
    Tourism Regions 2021 Sydney
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native unknown/no data
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 183499.0 frequency
    Species Richness 4598.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1041.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 196.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 10.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 165.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 31.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 334.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 33.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 370.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 34.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.8 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.4 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 22.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 5.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.1 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.8 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 13.1 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.37
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 28.0 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 21.6 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1109.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 214.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 53.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 180.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 28.768948 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 337.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 133.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 388.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 17.320833 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 21.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 6.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 11.933333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 10.291667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 12.85 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 48.317684 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 411.71735
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 27.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 22.166666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 21.9 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.77
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.97
    Elevation 162.0 m