Hylaeus sp. (genus)
2 A masked bee at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Hylaeus sp. (genus) | michael.batley | 12 Nov 2023 | |
| Exoneura sp. (genus) | DianneClarke | 9 Nov 2023 |
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User's notes
Seems to have different eye shape and colour and body shape from Exoneurella lawsoni which I thought was the "Wahlenbergia bee"
5 comments
11 Nov 2023
@DianneClarke I think the main image is a different insect to the others. I think the main image shows a type of Crabronidae wasp which are often mistaken for bees and hang about on flowers, but the last two are certainly showing Sawflies probably Eurys. The middle two on the white background are also probably Sawflies. Could you move them into separate sightings
11 Nov 2023
I agree that the insect in the main picture looks more like a bee in the genus Hylaeus than a sawfly despite the similar colour pattern on the legs. Careful examination of the width of the segments in the hind leg indicate it is a bee rather than a wasp.
12 Nov 2023
Thank you Michael, it’s good to get this sorted out. Are you able to approve your suggestion? I don’t seem to be able to or to change my Crabronidae ID
Location information
- Coordinates 149.217864-35.381434
- Maps Mount Jerrabomberra
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 7 Nov 2023 11:52 AM Recorded on
- DianneClarke Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- DianneClarke NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Hylaeus sp. (genus) Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Species information
- Hylaeus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A masked bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 653.51m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location