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:-
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Discussion
PeterA
wrote:
Yesterday
Nice pictures, Dianne - I can't see the hair spots on the thorax found on M. macularis.
Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis
michael.batley
wrote:
24 Jan 2025
Well spotted. It is one of the L. flavoviridis species group for which there is presently no key to species. The thing that sets L. phaneura apart is the orange colour of the tegulae covering the bases of the wings. Most other species in the group have brown tegulae.
Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura
RobertD
wrote:
23 Jan 2025
Not unlike Lipotriches (Austronomia) flavoviridis on p.191 of Terry Houston's Guide to Native Bees of Australia
Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura
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