Hylaeus sp. (genus)

1 A masked bee at Harrison, ACT

Hylaeus sp. (genus) at Harrison, ACT - 14 Mar 2024 10:36 AM

Hylaeus sp. (genus) at Harrison, ACT - 14 Mar 2024 10:36 AM

Request use of media

Identification history

	Hylaeus sp. (genus)	15 Mar 2024	PeterA
	Meroglossa itamuca	14 Mar 2024	DPRees125

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

on callistamon

2 comments

PeterA wrote:

15 Mar 2024

Could be H. certus or H. honestus or something else, David, but need to see the face.

DPRees125 wrote:

15 Mar 2024

Thanks, Will try again, did not hang around. It was a very large bee of this type, understand the need for the face.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Coordinates 149.158693 -35.192638
Places Harrison, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
14 Mar 2024 10:36 AM Recorded on
DPRees125 Recorded by
Collections
Insects Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) DPRees125 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Male Gender
Alive / healthy Animal health
Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
True Insect on a flower

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
Machine learning
External link More information

Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
Description
Additional attributes

830,627 sightings of 22,871 species from 14,377 members
CCA 3.0 | privacy

NatureMapr is developed by at3am IT Pty Ltd and is proudly Australian made