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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Discussion
PeterA
wrote:
Yesterday
Not M. serricauda - it has golden hair on rear abdomen. Might be M. tosticauda with very worn abdomen hair.
Megachile sp. (several subgenera)
PeterA
wrote:
Yesterday
I think you are correct with H. asperithorax. Anna. First one on CNM - I have added it to the species list. I've seen this bee at the ANBG but not been able to photograph it.
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) asperithorax
HelenCross
wrote:
31 Jan 2026
It sure is Peter, sorry I didn't get any good photos of the little ones
Hylaeus (Euprosopis) honestus
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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