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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Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Bungendore, NSW - 2 Jan 2025 by clarehoneydove
Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda (Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 1 Jan 2025 by SteveBorkowskis
Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Mount Kembla, NSW - 30 Dec 2024 by BackyardHabitatProject
Apis mellifera at Bandiana, VIC - 30 Dec 2024 by KylieWaldon
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Adelaide, SA - 30 Dec 2024 by Mike
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Bonny Hills, NSW - 29 Dec 2024 by pls047
Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Stream Hill, NSW - 29 Dec 2024 by PaperbarkNativeBees
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) littleri (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Stream Hill, NSW - 29 Dec 2024 by PaperbarkNativeBees
Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at Higgins, ACT - 28 Dec 2024 by Jennybach
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Page, ACT - 28 Dec 2024 by DonTaylor
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Kangaroo Valley, NSW - 28 Dec 2024 by lbradley
Apis mellifera at Pipeclay, NSW - 28 Dec 2024 by MVM
Hylaeinae (subfamily) (Masked bee, Hylaeine bee) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 28 Dec 2024 by SimoneC
Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps at Murrumbateman, NSW - 28 Dec 2024 by SimoneC
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Mulgrave, VIC - 27 Dec 2024 by amiessmacro
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 27 Dec 2024 by TimL
Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica at Unanderra, NSW - 26 Dec 2024 by PaperbarkNativeBees
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Braidwood, NSW - 26 Dec 2024 by MatthewFrawley
Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura (Halictid Bee) at Deakin, ACT - 26 Dec 2024 by LisaH
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Googong, NSW - 25 Dec 2024 by WHall
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Bungendore, NSW - 25 Dec 2024 by clarehoneydove
Sericogaster fasciata at Springwood, NSW - 25 Dec 2024 by SapphFire
Apis mellifera at Wodonga, VIC - 24 Dec 2024 by KylieWaldon
Hylaeinae (subfamily) at Wodonga, VIC - 24 Dec 2024 by KylieWaldon
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Wodonga, VIC - 24 Dec 2024 by KylieWaldon
Hylaeinae (subfamily) at Wodonga, VIC - 24 Dec 2024 by KylieWaldon
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Wodonga, VIC - 24 Dec 2024 by KylieWaldon
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Wodonga, VIC - 24 Dec 2024 by KylieWaldon
Hylaeinae (subfamily) at Wodonga, VIC - 24 Dec 2024 by KylieWaldon
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Jingera, NSW - 23 Dec 2024 by clarehoneydove
Lasioglossum sp. (Furrow Bee) at Downer, ACT - 23 Dec 2024 by RobertD
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Borough, NSW - 23 Dec 2024 by Paul4K
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Jagungal Wilderness, NSW - 23 Dec 2024 by NedJohnston
Megachile ferox at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Dec 2024 by KylieWaldon
Leioproctus sp. (genus) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Dec 2024 by KylieWaldon
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Dec 2024 by KylieWaldon
Apis mellifera at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Dec 2024 by KylieWaldon
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) at Wodonga, VIC - 21 Dec 2024 by KylieWaldon
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at Higgins, ACT - 21 Dec 2024 by Jennybach
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Wanniassa, ACT - 21 Dec 2024 by JohnBundock
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at The Falls, QLD - 21 Dec 2024 by JimL
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 21 Dec 2024 by TimL
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 21 Dec 2024 by TimL
Hylaeinae (subfamily) at Batemans Bay, NSW - 20 Dec 2024 by Hejor1
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Bungonia, NSW - 20 Dec 2024 by KorinneM
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Bungonia, NSW - 19 Dec 2024 by AlisonMilton
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 19 Dec 2024 by DianneClarke
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Booth, ACT - 19 Dec 2024 by Harrisi
Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at Hackett, ACT - 19 Dec 2024 by WalterEgo
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 19 Dec 2024 by MarkT
Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps at Hughes, ACT - 19 Dec 2024 by LisaH
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Batemans Bay, NSW - 18 Dec 2024 by Hejor1
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Batemans Bay, NSW - 18 Dec 2024 by Hejor1
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Batemans Bay, NSW - 18 Dec 2024 by Hejor1
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Weetangera, ACT - 18 Dec 2024 by SarahE
Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at Melba, ACT - 16 Dec 2024 by kasiaaus
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Wanniassa, ACT - 16 Dec 2024 by LPadg
Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Deakin, ACT - 15 Dec 2024 by LisaH
Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at Karabar, NSW - 15 Dec 2024 by DianneClarke
Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura (Halictid Bee) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 15 Dec 2024 by DianneClarke
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Karabar, NSW - 15 Dec 2024 by DianneClarke
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Mawson, ACT - 15 Dec 2024 by stofbrew
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Macgregor, ACT - 15 Dec 2024 by Chorus
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Macarthur, ACT - 13 Dec 2024 by RodDeb
Lipotriches (Austronomia) moerens at Monga, NSW - 13 Dec 2024 by MatthewFrawley
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at Gordon, ACT - 13 Dec 2024 by GG
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Gundaroo, NSW - 12 Dec 2024 by ConBoekel
Lipotriches (Austronomia) ferricauda (Halictid bee) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Dec 2024 by trevorpreston
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) clarki at Mongarlowe, NSW - 11 Dec 2024 by LisaH
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Greenway, ACT - 11 Dec 2024 by RodDeb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Mount Clear, ACT - 11 Dec 2024 by RAllen
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Wallaroo, NSW - 10 Dec 2024 by Jek
Lasioglossum sp. (Furrow Bee) at Aranda, ACT - 10 Dec 2024 by KMcCue
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Aranda, ACT - 10 Dec 2024 by KMcCue
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Hall, ACT - 9 Dec 2024 by Anna123
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) littleri (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Chisholm, ACT - 9 Dec 2024 by RomanSoroka
Hyleoides concinna (Wasp-mimic bee) at Chisholm, ACT - 9 Dec 2024 by RomanSoroka
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) clarki at Karabar, NSW - 8 Dec 2024 by DianneClarke
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) irroratus (Yellow-shouldered Bee) at Karabar, NSW - 8 Dec 2024 by DianneClarke
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Karabar, NSW - 8 Dec 2024 by DianneClarke
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Karabar, NSW - 8 Dec 2024 by DianneClarke
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Isaacs, ACT - 8 Dec 2024 by Sheridannew
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Ainslie, ACT - 8 Dec 2024 by Pirom
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Lawson, ACT - 8 Dec 2024 by mroseby
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 7 Dec 2024 by DianneClarke
Hylaeus (Planihylaeus) quadriceps (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Higgins, ACT - 7 Dec 2024 by MichaelWenke
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Mount Kembla, NSW - 7 Dec 2024 by BackyardHabitatProject
Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus (A yellow-spotted masked bee) at Bungendore, NSW - 6 Dec 2024 by clarehoneydove
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Nimmitabel, NSW - 6 Dec 2024 by Hejor1
Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus at Freshwater Creek, VIC - 6 Dec 2024 by WendyEM
Euryglossa depressa (Native bee) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 5 Dec 2024 by DianneClarke
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 5 Dec 2024 by SteveBorkowskis
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 5 Dec 2024 by DianneClarke
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Chisholm, ACT - 5 Dec 2024 by RomanSoroka
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) recusus at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 4 Dec 2024 by SteveBorkowskis
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at Melba, ACT - 4 Dec 2024 by kasiaaus
Tetragonula carbonaria at Mittagong, NSW - 4 Dec 2024 by Span102
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Penrose, NSW - 4 Dec 2024 by Aussiegall
Lasioglossum (Callalictus) callomelittinum (Halictid bee) at Tinderry, NSW - 4 Dec 2024 by Csteele4
Hylaeinae (subfamily) (Masked bee, Hylaeine bee) at Mount Kembla, NSW - 4 Dec 2024 by BackyardHabitatProject

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