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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Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 30 Oct 2024 by SimoneC
Hylaeus (Planihylaeus) quadriceps (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Penrose, NSW - 30 Oct 2024 by Aussiegall
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Bredbo, NSW - 29 Oct 2024 by AlisonMilton
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Bundanoon, NSW - 29 Oct 2024 by Curiosity
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Holder, ACT - 29 Oct 2024 by Miranda
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Lerida, NSW - 29 Oct 2024 by clarehoneydove
Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura (Halictid Bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 29 Oct 2024 by PeterA
Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Leaf-cutter Bee) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 29 Oct 2024 by amiessmacro
Lipotriches sp. (genus) (Halictid bee) at Hall, ACT - 29 Oct 2024 by Anna123
Megachile heliophila at Holder, ACT - 28 Oct 2024 by Hejor1
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Lyons, ACT - 28 Oct 2024 by ran452
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Fisher, ACT - 27 Oct 2024 by Miranda
Lipotriches flavoviridis species group at Fisher, ACT - 27 Oct 2024 by Miranda
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 27 Oct 2024 by PeterA
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Evatt, ACT - 27 Oct 2024 by LeahC
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) (Resin Bees) at Hughes, ACT - 27 Oct 2024 by LisaH
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Deakin, ACT - 26 Oct 2024 by LisaH
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Whitlam, ACT - 26 Oct 2024 by AlisonMilton
Lipotriches (Astronomia) muscosa at Mount Kembla, NSW - 25 Oct 2024 by BackyardHabitatProject
Lipotriches (Astronomia) muscosa at Mount Kembla, NSW - 25 Oct 2024 by BackyardHabitatProject
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Bungendore, NSW - 25 Oct 2024 by clarehoneydove
Lasioglossum sp. (Furrow Bee) at Curtin, ACT - 25 Oct 2024 by Hejor1
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatum (A halictid bee) at Curtin, ACT - 25 Oct 2024 by Hejor1
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatum (A halictid bee) at Curtin, ACT - 25 Oct 2024 by Hejor1
Euryglossa ephippiata (Saddleback Euryglossine Bee) at Curtin, ACT - 25 Oct 2024 by Hejor1
Euryglossa adelaidae (A native bee) at Curtin, ACT - 25 Oct 2024 by Hejor1
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Curtin, ACT - 25 Oct 2024 by Hejor1
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Acton, ACT - 25 Oct 2024 by TimL
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatum (A halictid bee) at Curtin, ACT - 25 Oct 2024 by Hejor1
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Curtin, ACT - 25 Oct 2024 by Hejor1
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Cook, ACT - 24 Oct 2024 by Jennybach
Megachile (Hackeriapis) canifrons at Latham, ACT - 23 Oct 2024 by AlisonMilton
Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica at Stream Hill, NSW - 23 Oct 2024 by PaperbarkNativeBees
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Hall, ACT - 23 Oct 2024 by Anna123
Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at Hall, ACT - 23 Oct 2024 by Anna123
Lasioglossum (Australictus) peraustrale (Halictid bee) at Hall, ACT - 23 Oct 2024 by Anna123
Hylaeus (Euprosopis) honestus (A hylaeine colletid bee) at Hall, ACT - 23 Oct 2024 by Anna123
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) clarki at Hall, ACT - 23 Oct 2024 by Anna123
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) bicingulatum (Halictid Bee) at Hall, ACT - 23 Oct 2024 by Anna123
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatum (A halictid bee) at Hall, ACT - 22 Oct 2024 by Anna123
Megachile (Hackeriapis) canifrons at Melba, ACT - 22 Oct 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Australictus) peraustrale (Halictid bee) at Higgins, ACT - 22 Oct 2024 by MichaelWenke
Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus (A yellow-spotted masked bee) at Melba, ACT - 22 Oct 2024 by kasiaaus
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) sp. (genus) (Carpenter Bee) at Tullymorgan, NSW - 22 Oct 2024 by Tullymorgan1
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Furrow Bee) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 21 Oct 2024 by SimoneC
Amphylaeus morosus at Mongarlowe, NSW - 20 Oct 2024 by LisaH
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Watson, ACT - 20 Oct 2024 by abread111
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Gundary, NSW - 20 Oct 2024 by RobG1
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Bungendore, NSW - 19 Oct 2024 by Csteele4
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) hemichalceum (Halictid Bee) at Ngunnawal, ACT - 19 Oct 2024 by Hejor1
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) (Resin Bees) at Belrose, NSW - 18 Oct 2024 by FumblebeeFae
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Lyneham, ACT - 17 Oct 2024 by KyliePossum
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) littleri (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Downer, ACT - 17 Oct 2024 by RobertD
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatum (A halictid bee) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Oct 2024 by DianneClarke
Megachile ordinaria at Acton, ACT - 16 Oct 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Callalictus) callomelittinum (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 16 Oct 2024 by kasiaaus
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) euxanthus (Plasterer bee) at Mays Hill, NSW - 16 Oct 2024 by FumblebeeFae
Trichocolletes sp. (genus) (Spring Bee) at Acton, ACT - 15 Oct 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 15 Oct 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 15 Oct 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 15 Oct 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Kambah, ACT - 14 Oct 2024 by HelenCross
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Broulee, NSW - 14 Oct 2024 by PeterA
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 13 Oct 2024 by DianneClarke
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Cook, ACT - 12 Oct 2024 by Tammy
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Cotter River, ACT - 11 Oct 2024 by DPRees125
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 10 Oct 2024 by DianneClarke
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatum (A halictid bee) at Mount Clear, ACT - 9 Oct 2024 by DPRees125
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at McKellar, ACT - 9 Oct 2024 by Amata
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Melba, ACT - 9 Oct 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Melba, ACT - 9 Oct 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Melba, ACT - 8 Oct 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 7 Oct 2024 by DianneClarke
Euhesma sp. (genus) (A colletid bee) at Karabar, NSW - 7 Oct 2024 by DianneClarke
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Hackett, ACT - 5 Oct 2024 by TimL
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Penrose, NSW - 5 Oct 2024 by Aussiegall
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 2 Oct 2024 by TimL
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 2 Oct 2024 by TimL
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Macgregor, ACT - 2 Oct 2024 by Jiggy
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Surf Beach, NSW - 2 Oct 2024 by Hejor1
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Whitlam, ACT - 2 Oct 2024 by SteveBorkowskis
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Greenway, ACT - 1 Oct 2024 by RodDeb
Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus (A yellow-spotted masked bee) at Downer, ACT - 25 Sep 2024 by RobertD
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Moollattoo, NSW - 22 Sep 2024 by PaperbarkNativeBees
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) sp. at Mount Kembla, NSW - 22 Sep 2024 by BackyardHabitatProject
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Taylors Flat, NSW - 21 Sep 2024 by trevorpreston
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Gundaroo, NSW - 20 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Gundaroo, NSW - 20 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Trichocolletes orientalis (Colletid bee) at Acton, ACT - 19 Sep 2024 by Anna123
Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica at Mays Hill, NSW - 18 Sep 2024 by FumblebeeFae
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Bundanoon, NSW - 17 Sep 2024 by Curiosity
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopoides) bituberculatus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Hall, ACT - 15 Sep 2024 by Anna123
Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica at Mount Kembla, NSW - 14 Sep 2024 by BackyardHabitatProject
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata (Golden-Green Carpenter Bee) at Mount Kembla, NSW - 14 Sep 2024 by BackyardHabitatProject
Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata (Golden-Green Carpenter Bee) at Mount Kembla, NSW - 14 Sep 2024 by BackyardHabitatProject
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Mount Kembla, NSW - 14 Sep 2024 by BackyardHabitatProject
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Melba, ACT - 13 Sep 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Higgins, ACT - 13 Sep 2024 by AlisonMilton
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Higgins, ACT - 13 Sep 2024 by AlisonMilton
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Higgins, ACT - 13 Sep 2024 by AlisonMilton

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