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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KimberiRP wrote:
14 Jun 2025
Megachile sp., probably M. maculariformis.

Unverified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
KimberiRP wrote:
13 Jun 2025
Looks like the Leafcutter bee Megachile (Callomegachile) mystaceana.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6c37b38c-eb26-4042-ad87-297b52546bd0#overview

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KimberiRP wrote:
13 Jun 2025
Native Stingless Bee of tribe Meliponini; genus either Austroplebeia or Tetragonula.

Unverified Bee (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
DiBickers wrote:
25 May 2025
@HelenCross I’ve only ever seen the Austroplebia sp. at my place. I’ve never seen Tetragonula sp. first hand and can’t work out the difference in photos (though I must say, I’ve also never spent a great deal of time trying to)🙃💚

Apiformes (informal group)
HelenCross wrote:
25 May 2025
Thanks Di, I haven't encountered them before!

Apiformes (informal group)
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