Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)

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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)

Featured sightings

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum (Furrow Bee) at Weston, ACT - 20 Feb 2025 by Kenp12

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at Holder, ACT - 22 Jan 2025 by Miranda

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Higgins, ACT - 1 Dec 2024 by AlisonMilton

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Holder, ACT - 30 Nov 2024 by Miranda

Lasioglossum (Australictus) peraustrale (Halictid bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 10 Nov 2022 by Morgane

Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Holt, ACT - 20 Aug 2024 by AlisonMilton

Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus (A yellow-spotted masked bee) at ANBG - 27 Feb 2024 by HelenCross

Hyleoides concinna (Wasp-mimic bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 19 Feb 2021 by kasiaaus

Latest sightings

Unidentified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) at Burra, NSW - Yesterday by clarehoneydove

Megachile sp. (several subgenera) (Resin Bees) at Dunlop, ACT - 1 Mar 2025 by JR

Thyreus sp. (genus) (Cuckoo bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 1 Mar 2025 by JR

Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus (A yellow-spotted masked bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 1 Mar 2025 by JR

Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica at Dunlop, ACT - 1 Mar 2025 by JR

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum (Furrow Bee) at Russell, ACT - 28 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Pseudoanthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum (African carder bee) at Russell, ACT - 28 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Russell, ACT - 28 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Holt, ACT - 26 Feb 2025 by Thurstan

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Adaminaby, NSW - 15 Nov 2020 by AndyRoo

Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 19 Feb 2025 by kasiaaus

Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda (Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Feb 2025 by DPRees125

Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 19 Feb 2025 by kasiaaus

Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda (Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee) at Dunlop, ACT - 19 Feb 2025 by kasiaaus

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Melba, ACT - 19 Feb 2025 by kasiaaus

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) by Simonster

Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Woolgarlo, NSW - 22 Feb 2025 by SustainableSeg

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) bicingulatum (Halictid Bee) at Acton, ACT - 21 Feb 2025 by TimL

Lasioglossum (Australictus) peraustrale (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 21 Feb 2025 by TimL

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum (Furrow Bee) at Higgins, ACT - 22 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Gungahlin, ACT - 22 Feb 2025 by TrishGungahlin

Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda (Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee) at Downer, ACT - 21 Feb 2025 by RobertD

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum (Furrow Bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 21 Feb 2025 by PeterA

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at Bungendore, NSW - 20 Feb 2025 by clarehoneydove

Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Leaf-cutter Bee) at Flynn, ACT - 20 Feb 2025 by Christine

Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Flynn, ACT - 20 Feb 2025 by Christine

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum (Furrow Bee) at Whitlam, ACT - 18 Feb 2025 by Jeanette

Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda (Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee) at Hall, ACT - 16 Feb 2025 by Anna123

Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Evatt, ACT - 11 Feb 2025 by LeahColebrook

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Queanbeyan, NSW - 18 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Higgins, ACT - 19 Feb 2025 by AlisonMilton

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Downer, ACT - 19 Feb 2025 by RobertD

Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Symonston, ACT - 18 Feb 2025 by rawshorty

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Symonston, ACT - 17 Feb 2025 by rawshorty

Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Wilsons Valley, NSW - 17 Feb 2025 by Miranda

Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Wilsons Valley, NSW - 17 Feb 2025 by Miranda

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum (Furrow Bee) at Wilsons Valley, NSW - 17 Feb 2025 by Miranda

Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura (Halictid Bee) at Downer, ACT - 18 Feb 2025 by RobertD

Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Woolgarlo, NSW - 10 Feb 2025 by ConBoekel

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Greenway, ACT - 17 Feb 2025 by RodDeb

Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura (Halictid Bee) at Greenway, ACT - 17 Feb 2025 by RodDeb

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Higgins, ACT - 16 Feb 2025 by AlisonMilton

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Cook, ACT - 17 Feb 2025 by Rheardy

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum (Furrow Bee) at Hackett, ACT - 16 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Hackett, ACT - 16 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodoides (Furrow Bee) at Hackett, ACT - 16 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Megachile erythropyga (Resin Bee) at Tinderry, NSW - 17 Feb 2025 by danswell

Lasioglossum sp. (Furrow Bee) at Tinderry, NSW - 17 Feb 2025 by danswell

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Tinderry, NSW - 17 Feb 2025 by danswell

Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Tinderry, NSW - 17 Feb 2025 by danswell

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at Aranda, ACT - 17 Feb 2025 by KMcCue

Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Tharwa, ACT - 19 Jan 2024 by MichaelBedingfield

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at Karabar, NSW - 16 Feb 2025 by NathanaelC

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) irroratus (Yellow-shouldered Bee) at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2025 by KarinNeufeld

Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis (Gold-tipped leafcutter bee) at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2025 by KarinNeufeld

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Furrow Bee) at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Uriarra Village, ACT - 15 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) littleri (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Uriarra Village, ACT - 15 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum (Furrow Bee) at Franklin, ACT - 14 Feb 2025 by chriselidie

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 13 Feb 2025 by AndyRussell

Megachile serricauda at Downer, ACT - 13 Feb 2025 by RobertD

Megachile (Eutricharaea) macularis (Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee) at Acton, ACT - 11 Feb 2025 by TimL

Lipotriches sp. (genus) (Halictid bee) at Mongarlowe, NSW - 12 Feb 2025 by LisaH

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at Holder, ACT - 12 Jan 2025 by Miranda

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Holder, ACT - 13 Jan 2025 by Miranda

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Macarthur, ACT - 12 Feb 2025 by RodDeb

Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Calwell, ACT - 12 Feb 2025 by Shazw

Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Aranda, ACT - 8 Feb 2025 by KMcCue

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Strathnairn, ACT - 9 Feb 2025 by VanceLawrence

Megachile serricauda at Giralang, ACT - 11 Feb 2025 by Leeswi

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Cook, ACT - 8 Feb 2025 by Rheardy

Pseudoanthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum (African carder bee) at Cook, ACT - 10 Feb 2025 by Rheardy

Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Kambah, ACT - 11 Feb 2025 by LineMarie

Lasioglossum sp. (Furrow Bee) at Kaleen, ACT - 11 Feb 2025 by LouiseSproule

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Franklin, ACT - 10 Feb 2025 by chriselidie

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Monash, ACT - 10 Feb 2025 by jackQ

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 10 Feb 2025 by PeterA

Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at Curtin, ACT - 9 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum (Furrow Bee) at Curtin, ACT - 9 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Curtin, ACT - 9 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at Palmerston, ACT - 9 Feb 2025 by KarenI

Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Amaroo, ACT - 8 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Pachyprosopis (Pachyprosopula) kellyi at Amaroo, ACT - 8 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Hylaeus sp. (genus) (A masked bee) at Amaroo, ACT - 8 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) rotundiceps (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Amaroo, ACT - 8 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) bicingulatum (Halictid Bee) at Amaroo, ACT - 8 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) punctatum (A halictid bee) at Amaroo, ACT - 8 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Euryglossinae (subfamily) at Amaroo, ACT - 8 Feb 2025 by Hejor1

Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) euxanthus (Plasterer bee) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 8 Feb 2025 by SimoneC

Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee) at Theodore, ACT - 8 Feb 2025 by IHendy01

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Yarralumla, ACT - 6 Feb 2025 by AndyRussell

Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Hall, ACT - 5 Feb 2025 by Anna123

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DiBickers wrote:

Yesterday

@KylieWaldon I would suggest that this is likely to be a Lipotriches sp. or Nomia sp. but given we can’t confirm the details I’d say it’d be unlikely to have an accurate confirmation on this one sorry🥲

Megachile sp. (several subgenera)

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Yesterday

@PaperbarkNativeBees happy to help😊

Pseudoanthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum

PaperbarkNativeBees wrote:

Yesterday

Thanks for confirming @DiBickers .

Pseudoanthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum

DiBickers wrote:

1 Mar 2025

@AlisonMilton oh you’re so lucky!! I’d really love to see one, they look so big & fluffy🧡