Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) sightings


An introduction to Australian Native Bees can be found here:

https://www.aussiebee.com.au/beesinyourarea.html

The identification of bees from photographs can be difficult as tiny details on the animals have to be seen. Michael Batley, our moderator for bees has begun a trial identification tool for bees. The test groups are Megachilid bees and Hylaeine bees found in the Sydney basin and Blue Mountains.

If you want to try the identification tools, the addresses for the two groups are below:-

Megachilid bees

Hylaeine bees


Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)



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Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) bryotrichum at Mays Hill, NSW - 11 Sep 2024 by FumblebeeFae
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 11 Sep 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 11 Sep 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) bicingulatum (Halictid Bee) at Wollongong, NSW - 10 Sep 2024 by PaperbarkNativeBees
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Melba, ACT - 10 Sep 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Higgins, ACT - 10 Sep 2024 by AlisonMilton
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Higgins, ACT - 10 Sep 2024 by AlisonMilton
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Melba, ACT - 10 Sep 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Braemar, NSW - 10 Sep 2024 by Curiosity
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatum (A halictid bee) at Tianjara, NSW - 9 Sep 2024 by AnneG1
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Kambah, ACT - 9 Sep 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Kambah, ACT - 9 Sep 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Mount Kembla, NSW - 8 Sep 2024 by BackyardHabitatProject
Lasioglossum sp. (Furrow Bee) at Couridjah, NSW - 8 Sep 2024 by SapphFire
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Richlands, NSW - 7 Sep 2024 by srthorn
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Aranda, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by CathB
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Myrtleville, NSW - 7 Sep 2024 by trevorpreston
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Braemar, NSW - 6 Sep 2024 by Curiosity
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Hall, ACT - 5 Sep 2024 by Anna123
Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps at Hall, ACT - 5 Sep 2024 by Anna123
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 by HelenCross
Trichocolletes sp. (genus) (Spring Bee) at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Aranda, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 by Miranda
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Denman Prospect, ACT - 3 Sep 2024 by Miranda
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Russell, ACT - 23 Aug 2024 by Hejor1
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Faulconbridge, NSW - 23 Aug 2024 by SapphFire
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Russell, ACT - 22 Aug 2024 by Hejor1
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 22 Aug 2024 by Roger
Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Braemar, NSW - 20 Aug 2024 by Curiosity
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Holt, ACT - 20 Aug 2024 by AlisonMilton
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatum (A halictid bee) at Higgins, ACT - 20 Aug 2024 by AlisonMilton
Trichocolletes orientalis (Colletid bee) at Hall, ACT - 18 Aug 2024 by Anna123
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Hall, ACT - 15 Aug 2024 by Anna123
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Hall, ACT - 15 Aug 2024 by Anna123
Trichocolletes orientalis (Colletid bee) at Hall, ACT - 11 Aug 2024 by Anna123
Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura (Halictid Bee) at Keiraville, NSW - 7 Aug 2024 by PaperbarkNativeBees
Trichocolletes sp. (genus) (Spring Bee) at Aranda, ACT - 7 Aug 2024 by CathB
Trichocolletes aeratus (A Spring Bee) at Acton, ACT - 7 Aug 2024 by TimL
Trichocolletes sp. (genus) (Spring Bee) at Aranda, ACT - 27 Jul 2024 by CathB
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Aranda, ACT - 27 Jul 2024 by CathB
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 8 Jun 2024 by amiessmacro
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 16 May 2024 by SimoneC
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at QPRC LGA - 23 Apr 2024 by DianneClarke
Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura (Halictid Bee) at QPRC LGA - 22 Apr 2024 by DianneClarke
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at QPRC LGA - 22 Apr 2024 by DianneClarke
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum (Furrow Bee) at QPRC LGA - 22 Apr 2024 by DianneClarke
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at QPRC LGA - 15 Apr 2024 by AJB
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Aranda, ACT - 14 Apr 2024 by KMcCue
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 13 Apr 2024 by Paperbark native bees
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Belanglo State Forest - 13 Apr 2024 by Paperbark native bees
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Belanglo State Forest - 13 Apr 2024 by Paperbark native bees
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve - 13 Apr 2024 by TimL
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) pulchra (Blue-banded Bee) at Sydney, NSW - 8 Apr 2024 by PaperbarkNativeBees
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Sydney, NSW - 8 Apr 2024 by Paperbark native bees
Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda (Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee) at Sydney, NSW - 8 Apr 2024 by Paperbark native bees
Tetragonula carbonaria (Stingless bee) at Sydney, NSW - 8 Apr 2024 by Paperbark native bees
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at ANBG - 7 Apr 2024 by Miranda
Megachile (Hackeriapis) rhodura (A Resin Bee) at Hughes Grassy Woodland - 6 Apr 2024 by LisaH
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at QPRC LGA - 2 Apr 2024 by clarehoneydove
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Brisbane City Botanic Gardens - 30 Mar 2024 by TimL
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at QPRC LGA - 29 Mar 2024 by clarehoneydove
Lasioglossum (Australictus) peraustrale (Halictid bee) at QPRC LGA - 28 Mar 2024 by clarehoneydove
Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps at Hall, ACT - 28 Mar 2024 by Anna123
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Wellington Point, QLD - 27 Mar 2024 by TimL
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Wellington Point, QLD - 27 Mar 2024 by TimL
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Wellington Point, QLD - 27 Mar 2024 by TimL
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) bicingulatum (Halictid Bee) at Croke Place Grassland (CPG) - 27 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Gourock National Park - 27 Mar 2024 by RobG1
Hyleoides concinna (Wasp-mimic bee) at Hall, ACT - 27 Mar 2024 by Anna123
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Furrow Bee) at Hawker, ACT - 26 Mar 2024 by AlisonMilton
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum (Furrow Bee) at Page, ACT - 26 Mar 2024 by DonTaylor
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) (Resin Bees) at Melba, ACT - 26 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus (A yellow-spotted masked bee) at Capital Hill, ACT - 25 Mar 2024 by PeterA
Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis (Teddy Bear Bee) at Keiraville, NSW - 25 Mar 2024 by PaperbarkNativeBees
Megachile lucidiventris (Resin bee, Megachilid bee) at Keiraville, NSW - 25 Mar 2024 by PaperbarkNativeBees
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) chromaticus (A Masked Bee) at Hall, ACT - 24 Mar 2024 by Anna123
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at QPRC LGA - 24 Mar 2024 by clarehoneydove
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at QPRC LGA - 24 Mar 2024 by clarehoneydove
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Watson, ACT - 23 Mar 2024 by MAX
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Crace Grassland (CR_2) - 23 Mar 2024 by MiaThurgate
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Masked Bee) at QPRC LGA - 22 Mar 2024 by clarehoneydove
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Masked Bee) at Gungaderra Grasslands - 22 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Masked Bee) at Gungaderra Grasslands - 22 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Crace, ACT - 22 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at North Mitchell Grassland  (NMG) - 22 Mar 2024 by HappyWanderer
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at North Mitchell Grassland  (NMG) - 22 Mar 2024 by HappyWanderer
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 21 Mar 2024 by DonTaylor
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at ANBG - 21 Mar 2024 by DonTaylor
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at ANBG - 21 Mar 2024 by DonTaylor
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at ANBG - 21 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at ANBG - 21 Mar 2024 by Roger
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Furrow Bee) at Hall, ACT - 20 Mar 2024 by Anna123
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Downer, ACT - 19 Mar 2024 by RobertD
Hylaeus sp. (genus) (A masked bee) at Harrison, ACT - 19 Mar 2024 by DPRees125
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) quadratus at Namadgi National Park - 19 Mar 2024 by DPRees125
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis (Gold-tipped leafcutter bee) at Namadgi National Park - 19 Mar 2024 by DPRees125
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 18 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 18 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 18 Mar 2024 by kasiaaus
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Ainslie Volcanics Grassland (AGQ) - 18 Mar 2024 by MichaelMulvaney

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