Hylaeus sp. (genus)

A masked bee at Bruce, ACT

Hylaeus sp. (genus) at Bruce, ACT - 19 Oct 2022
Hylaeus sp. (genus) at Bruce, ACT - 19 Oct 2022
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Hylaeus sp. 20 Oct 2022 michael.batley
Hylaeus sp. 20 Oct 2022 Roger

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3 or 4 different species feeding on the gravillea on Blackmountain Reserve

4 comments

   20 Oct 2022
Although I know the species quite well, I can't provide a name other than Hylaeus (Pseudhylaeus) sp. because a name for it is yet to be published. It is almost always found on Grevillea.
Roger wrote:
   21 Oct 2022
Is the description in press?
   21 Oct 2022
It is on Terry Houston's to-do list, but not literally in press.
Roger wrote:
   21 Oct 2022
Thanks Michael

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