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:-
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HelenCross
wrote:
31 Jan 2026
It sure is Peter, sorry I didn't get any good photos of the little ones
Hylaeus (Euprosopis) honestus
PeterA
wrote:
30 Jan 2026
The small Hylaeus could be H. aralis or H. chlorosoma.
That's a very busy tree, Helen!
That's a very busy tree, Helen!
Hylaeus (Euprosopis) honestus
PeterA
wrote:
30 Jan 2026
Lovely bee! Just a small chance it could be the far less common E. edwardsii .
Euryglossa adelaidae
Significant sightings
- Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT
- Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT
- Leioproctus (Andrenopsis) wilsoni at Bruce, ACT
- Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Yarralumla, ACT
- Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) perplexus at Murrumbateman, NSW
- Megachile (Rhodomegachile) deanii at Acton, ACT
- Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT
- Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Theodore, ACT
- Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Acton, ACT
- Xylocopa (Lestis) aerata at Gundaroo, NSW
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