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

KorinneM wrote:
Yesterday
Using that species to move it from the generic 'insect' category to the 'bee' category.

Tetragonula carbonaria
DiBickers wrote:
12 Mar 2025
@AmyPepper I don’t think the photo/s have uploaded?

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta
PeterA wrote:
12 Mar 2025
It fits the description on a male L. recusus in Maynard (2013), but hard to be sure.

Leioproctus sp. (genus)
PeterA wrote:
10 Mar 2025
Male

Megachile (Eutricharaea) macularis
DiBickers wrote:
8 Mar 2025
All good @PaperbarkNativeBees 💚

Apis mellifera
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