Amegilla asserta

Amegilla asserta is a species of bee endemic to Australia, belonging to the family Apidae subfamily Apinae.

Females forage by performing buzz pollination.

[citation needed] Amegilla asserta is found in eastern Australia, from Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, across temperate regions of Victoria and New South Wales, and along the east coast of Queensland.

[2] The range includes the cities of Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

A. asserta is the more common of the two species found in Melbourne,[3] followed by A. chlorocyanea.