Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)


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:-

Megachilid bees

Hylaeine bees


Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)

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Yesterday
Actually Kylie in a citizen science naturemapr assisted study of Canberra's pollinators we found that 79% of the recorded flower visitations by the European bee were on exotic flowers. But I don't want to sing their virtue as the European bees was a major pollinator of several weed species including Echium species (53% of all recorded visitations on this genus), Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare - 50%), St John’s Wort Hypericum perforatum - 30%) and the Dandelion Group (17%).

Apis mellifera
PeterA wrote:
15 Sep 2025
Great pictures. Probably L. hiltacus, but hard to be sure.

Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus)
PeterA wrote:
15 Sep 2025
Seems to have pollen collection under the abdomen.

Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus)
Debbie05 wrote:
7 Sep 2025
Thanks Dianne, I'm leaning towards Amegilla asserta. I'm of the understanding we don't have Amegilla Asaropdoa in the ACT region.

Amegilla (Asaropoda) sp. (genus & subgenus)
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