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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Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica at Moruya, NSW - 9 Jan 2025 by LisaH
Apis mellifera at Kandos, NSW - 5 Jan 2025 by aussiejai
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Bonny Hills, NSW - 29 Dec 2024 by pls047
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Mulgrave, VIC - 27 Dec 2024 by amiessmacro
Sericogaster fasciata at Springwood, NSW - 25 Dec 2024 by SapphFire
Tetragonula carbonaria at Mittagong, NSW - 4 Dec 2024 by Span102
Amegilla (Notomegilla) chlorocyanea at North Albury, NSW - 3 Dec 2024 by Darcy
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus at Murga, NSW - 22 Nov 2024 by Paul4K
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Sheldon, QLD - 17 Nov 2024 by PJH123
Hylaeus (Rhodohylaeus) proximus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Florey, ACT - 6 Nov 2024 by KorinneM
Tetragonula carbonaria (Stingless bee) at Moruya, NSW - 6 Nov 2024 by LisaH
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) bicingulatum at North Albury, NSW - 5 Nov 2024 by Darcy
Coelioxys froggatti at Toorooka, NSW - 29 Oct 2024 by FumblebeeFae
Pachyprosopis species at Armidale, NSW - 18 Oct 2024 by FumblebeeFae
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium at North Albury, NSW - 16 Oct 2024 by Darcy
Hylaeus nubilosis at Moruya, NSW - 1 Oct 2024 by LisaH
Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda at Talofa, NSW - 13 Sep 2024 by mattthemadscientist
Amegilla sp. (genus) at Wellington Point, QLD - 13 Mar 2024 by TimL
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis (A plaster bee) at Unanderra, NSW - 9 Mar 2024 by PaperbarkNativeBees
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Wellington Point, QLD - 9 Mar 2024 by TimL
Thyreus nitidulus (Neon cuckoo bee) at Moruya, NSW - 3 Mar 2024 by LisaH
Amegilla sp. (genus) at Wellington Point, QLD - 23 Feb 2024 by TimL
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Kalamunda, WA - 17 Feb 2024 by sarraj
Apiformes (informal group) at Drouin South, VIC - 17 Feb 2024 by Petesteamer
Euryglossa adelaidae at Giralang, ACT - 11 Feb 2024 by mcosgrove
Lipotriches (Austronomia) flavoviridis at Albury - 31 Jan 2024 by Darcy
Meroglossa itamuca (A Masked Bee) at QPRC LGA - 28 Jan 2024 by LisaH
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) euxanthus at Harrison, ACT - 26 Jan 2024 by DPRees125
Apis mellifera at Wingecarribee Local Government Area - 12 Jan 2024 by Span102
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) at Tallowwood Ridge, NSW - 18 Dec 2023 by FumblebeeFae
Pachyprosopis species at Bulahdelah, NSW - 3 Dec 2023 by FumblebeeFae
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Wellington Point, QLD - 16 Nov 2023 by TimL
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Carabost, NSW - 13 Nov 2023 by Darcy
Hylaeus sp. (genus) at Springwood, NSW - 23 Oct 2023 by SapphFire
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Avoca, QLD - 22 Oct 2023 by Gaylesp8
Apis mellifera at Wellington Point, QLD - 13 Oct 2023 by TimL
Trichocolletes aeratus at Wellington Point, QLD - 4 Oct 2023 by TimL
Exoneura sp. (genus) at Springwood, NSW - 26 Sep 2023 by SapphFire
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Chiltern, VIC - 7 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Tetragonula carbonaria at Wellington Point, QLD - 11 Aug 2023 by TimL
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus at Wellington Point, QLD - 15 Apr 2023 by TimL
Apis mellifera at Wellington Point, QLD - 11 Apr 2023 by TimL
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulata at The Gap, QLD - 3 Apr 2023 by Paten
Amegilla sp. (genus) at Wellington Point, QLD - 31 Mar 2023 by TimL
Megachile sp. at Wellington Point, QLD - 26 Mar 2023 by TimL
Megachile sp. at Wellington Point, QLD - 26 Mar 2023 by TimL
Tetragonula carbonaria at Wellington Point, QLD - 26 Mar 2023 by TimL
Thyreus sp. (genus) at Avoca, QLD - 26 Mar 2023 by Gaylesp8
Amegilla sp. (genus) at Wellington Point, QLD - 24 Mar 2023 by TimL
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Wellington Point, QLD - 10 Mar 2023 by TimL
Megachile sp. at Wellington Point, QLD - 20 Feb 2023 by TimL
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Wellington Point, QLD - 20 Feb 2023 by TimL
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Wellington Point, QLD - 14 Jan 2023 by TimL
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Wellington Point, QLD - 22 Dec 2022 by TimL
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium at Bonang, VIC - 2 Dec 2022 by Laserchemisty
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Bonang, VIC - 1 Dec 2022 by Laserchemisty
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Wellington Point, QLD - 25 Nov 2022 by TimL
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Wellington Point, QLD - 24 Nov 2022 by TimL
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) at Fentons Creek, VIC - 29 Sep 2022 by KL
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Hackett, ACT - 28 Aug 2022 by Boagshoags
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Wellington Point, QLD - 24 Aug 2022 by TimL
Amegilla sp. (genus) at Murga, NSW - 17 May 2022 by Paul4K
Apis mellifera at Acton, ACT - 11 Apr 2022 by AJB
Apis mellifera at Wellington Point, QLD - 5 Apr 2022 by TimL
Apis mellifera at Wellington Point, QLD - 30 Mar 2022 by TimL
Apis mellifera at Wellington Point, QLD - 29 Mar 2022 by TimL
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Bonang, VIC - 29 Nov 2021 by Laserchemisty
Megachile lucidiventris at Bellingen, NSW - 25 Nov 2021 by PaperbarkNativeBees
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Bonang, VIC - 6 Mar 2021 by Laserchemisty
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Moruya, NSW - 9 Jan 2021 by LisaH
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