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 (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 22 Nov 2024 by WHall
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus at Murga, NSW - 22 Nov 2024 by Paul4K
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Hughes, ACT - 21 Nov 2024 by Ct1000
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Palerang, NSW - 21 Nov 2024 by Csteele4
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Acton, ACT - 21 Nov 2024 by TimL
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Acton, ACT - 20 Nov 2024 by TimL
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Acton, ACT - 20 Nov 2024 by TimL
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis (Gold-tipped leafcutter bee) at Moruya, NSW - 20 Nov 2024 by LisaH
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) (Resin Bees) at Mount Kembla, NSW - 20 Nov 2024 by BackyardHabitatProject
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Acton, ACT - 20 Nov 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Goulburn, NSW - 20 Nov 2024 by trevorpreston
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Acton, ACT - 20 Nov 2024 by HelenCross
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at Acton, ACT - 20 Nov 2024 by HelenCross
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Aranda, ACT - 19 Nov 2024 by Jubeyjubes
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Aranda, ACT - 19 Nov 2024 by Jubeyjubes
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Cook, ACT - 19 Nov 2024 by Jubeyjubes
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) littleri (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Downer, ACT - 19 Nov 2024 by RobertD
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 19 Nov 2024 by amiessmacro
Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at Higgins, ACT - 19 Nov 2024 by MichaelWenke
Lipotriches (Austronomia) muscosa at Murrumbateman, NSW - 19 Nov 2024 by amiessmacro
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Acton, ACT - 19 Nov 2024 by HelenCross
Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at Acton, ACT - 19 Nov 2024 by DPRees125
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Aranda, ACT - 18 Nov 2024 by Jubeyjubes
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 18 Nov 2024 by AlisonMilton
Apis mellifera at Brownlow Hill, NSW - 18 Nov 2024 by elisebird
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Higgins, ACT - 18 Nov 2024 by Jennybach
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Sheldon, QLD - 17 Nov 2024 by PJH123
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) primulipictus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Aranda, ACT - 17 Nov 2024 by Jubeyjubes
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Lyneham, ACT - 17 Nov 2024 by Hejor1
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Bungonia, NSW - 17 Nov 2024 by trevorpreston
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Aranda, ACT - 16 Nov 2024 by Jubeyjubes
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Bungonia, NSW - 16 Nov 2024 by AlisonMilton
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Gordon, ACT - 16 Nov 2024 by GG
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Greenleigh, NSW - 16 Nov 2024 by Hejor1
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) irroratus (Yellow-shouldered Bee) at Mongarlowe, NSW - 16 Nov 2024 by LisaH
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) hiltacum (Rayment's Red Bee) at Mogo, NSW - 16 Nov 2024 by PeterA
Lasioglossum sp. (Furrow Bee) at Penrose, NSW - 16 Nov 2024 by Aussiegall
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 15 Nov 2024 by Medha
Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura at Thurgoona, NSW - 15 Nov 2024 by Hendyks
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) (Resin Bees) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Nov 2024 by KarinNeufeld
Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda (Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 15 Nov 2024 by amiessmacro
Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Leaf-cutter Bee) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 15 Nov 2024 by amiessmacro
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum (Furrow Bee) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 15 Nov 2024 by amiessmacro
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis (Gold-tipped leafcutter bee) at Hall, ACT - 15 Nov 2024 by Anna123
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Higgins, ACT - 15 Nov 2024 by AlisonMilton
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Watson, ACT - 14 Nov 2024 by abread111
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 14 Nov 2024 by WHall
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) primulipictus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Aranda, ACT - 14 Nov 2024 by Jubeyjubes
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Duffy, ACT - 13 Nov 2024 by actforbees
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Duffy, ACT - 13 Nov 2024 by actforbees
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Duffy, ACT - 13 Nov 2024 by actforbees
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Cotter River, ACT - 13 Nov 2024 by Jek
Lasioglossum sp. (Furrow Bee) at Tharwa, ACT - 12 Nov 2024 by WalterEgo
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Kambah, ACT - 12 Nov 2024 by LinePerrins
Megachile (Hackeriapis) canifrons at Murrumbateman, NSW - 12 Nov 2024 by SimoneC
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Acton, ACT - 12 Nov 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Australictus) peraustrale (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 12 Nov 2024 by HelenCross
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Lyons, ACT - 12 Nov 2024 by ran452
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 11 Nov 2024 by WendyEM
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Gundaroo, NSW - 11 Nov 2024 by ConBoekel
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium at Gundaroo, NSW - 11 Nov 2024 by ConBoekel
Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at Kambah, ACT - 11 Nov 2024 by LinePerrins
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Watson, ACT - 11 Nov 2024 by abread111
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Lyneham, ACT - 10 Nov 2024 by Hejor1
Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda (Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 10 Nov 2024 by amiessmacro
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 10 Nov 2024 by PeterA
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 10 Nov 2024 by PeterA
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Warri, NSW - 10 Nov 2024 by amiessmacro
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) amiculinus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Googong, NSW - 9 Nov 2024 by WHall
Apis mellifera at West Wodonga, VIC - 9 Nov 2024 by KylieWaldon
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at West Wodonga, VIC - 9 Nov 2024 by KylieWaldon
Apis mellifera at West Wodonga, VIC - 9 Nov 2024 by KylieWaldon
Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) at West Wodonga, VIC - 9 Nov 2024 by KylieWaldon
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) at West Wodonga, VIC - 9 Nov 2024 by KylieWaldon
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at West Wodonga, VIC - 9 Nov 2024 by KylieWaldon
Apis mellifera at West Wodonga, VIC - 9 Nov 2024 by KylieWaldon
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Fyshwick, ACT - 9 Nov 2024 by actforbees
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Fyshwick, ACT - 9 Nov 2024 by actforbees
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Karabar, NSW - 9 Nov 2024 by Eland
Hylaeus sp. (genus) (A masked bee) at Mount Kembla, NSW - 9 Nov 2024 by BackyardHabitatProject
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Fyshwick, ACT - 9 Nov 2024 by EmmaCollins
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Fyshwick, ACT - 9 Nov 2024 by dwise
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Fyshwick, ACT - 9 Nov 2024 by PeterA
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) littleri (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Canberra, ACT - 9 Nov 2024 by Hejor1
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) euxanthus (Plasterer bee) at Canberra, ACT - 9 Nov 2024 by Hejor1
Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) rotundiceps (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Canberra, ACT - 9 Nov 2024 by Hejor1
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Canberra, ACT - 9 Nov 2024 by Hejor1
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) amiculinus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Canberra, ACT - 9 Nov 2024 by Hejor1
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 9 Nov 2024 by DianneClarke
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 9 Nov 2024 by DianneClarke
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 9 Nov 2024 by DianneClarke
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Hughes, ACT - 9 Nov 2024 by LisaH
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Karabar, NSW - 9 Nov 2024 by DianneClarke
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Karabar, NSW - 9 Nov 2024 by DianneClarke
Tetragonula carbonaria at Dunbogan, NSW - 8 Nov 2024 by Nette
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Furrow Bee) at Fyshwick, ACT - 8 Nov 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at West Wodonga, VIC - 7 Nov 2024 by KylieWaldon
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at West Wodonga, VIC - 7 Nov 2024 by KylieWaldon
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 7 Nov 2024 by PeterA
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Downer, ACT - 6 Nov 2024 by RobertD

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