Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) field guide
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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Amegilla (Notomegilla) chlorocyanea (Blue Banded Bee)
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee)
Amegilla sp. (genus) (Blue Banded Bee)
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee)
Apis mellifera (European honey bee)
Callohesma sp. (genus) (A native bee)
Ceratina (Neoceratina) australensis (A small carpenter bee)
Coelioxys froggatti (Cuckoo Bee)
Euhesma nitidifrons (A plasterer bee)
Euhesma sp. (genus) (A colletid bee)
Euryglossa adelaidae (A native bee)
Euryglossa depressa (Native bee)
Euryglossa ephippiata (Saddleback Euryglossine Bee)
Euryglossa sp. (genus) (A native bee)
