Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)


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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Discussion

DPRees125 wrote:
Yesterday
Yep, was there to..

Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda
Yesterday
Thanks for the ID @PeterA :)

Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) primulipictus
Yesterday
Thanks for confirming @PeterA :)

Megachile lucidiventris
DiBickers wrote:
Yesterday
@PaperbarkNativeBees happy to help😊

Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis
PeterA wrote:
24 Feb 2025
More likely to be N. aurantifer, Alison, with those bright orange bands, despite the small amount of colour on T1. Great picture.

Halictidae (family)
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