Western Australia InsectsBees (Native Bees) Beetles Moths Planthopper Wasps

Western Australia is a diverse hotspot for native bee species. Check out some of the following species of native bees that have been sighted in WA (and come back as we add more of the different species to be found in the vast state of Western Australia). Many thanks to the Gary Taylor (from WA) and other photographic contributors.

Western Australia Native Bees Image Index

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Amegilla (genus) / Apidae (family)
Blue Banded Bee (Amegilla), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Amegilla Bees
Austrothurgus (genus) / Megachilidae (family)
family Megachilidae, genus Austrothurgus, Geraldton WA © Gary Taylor
Austrothurgus
Colletidae (family)
Bubbling Euryglossinae Dasyhesma, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Colletidae
Callomelitta antipodes, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Callomelitta antipodes
Paracolletes (Anthoglossa) nigrocinctus, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Paracolletes nigrocinctus
Euhesma (genus) / Colletidae (family)
Euryglossa (subgenus Euhesma), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Euhesma
Euryglossinae (subfamily) / Colletidae (family)
Family Euryglossinae, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Euryglossinae
Euryglossinae Dasyhesma, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Dasyhesma
Euryglossa calaina, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Euryglossa calaina
Exoneura (genus) / Apidae (family)
Expressions of the Exoneura sp, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Exoneura
Hylaeus (genus) / Hylaeinae (subfamily)
Hylaeus violaceus © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus spp (Masked Bee)
Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus (female), Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus
Hylaeus (Hylaeteron) douglasi © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus douglasi
Hylaeus elegans, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus elegans
Hylaeus mysterium puella, Geraldton WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus mysterium puella
Hylaeus mysterium puella (Prosopisteron), Geraldton WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron)
Hylaeus nubilosus, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus nubilosus
Hylaeus (Rhodohylaeus) proximus, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus proximus
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sanguinipictus (on Banksia), Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus sanguinipictus
Female Hylaeus violaceus © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus violaceus
Hylaeus vittatifrons, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus vittatifrons
Hyleoides (genus) / Colletidae (family)
Hyleoides bivulnerata © Gary Taylor
Hyleoides bivulnerata
Lasioglossum (genus) / Halictidae (family)
Male Lasioglossum (Chililictus) on a "Coastal Moort" Eucalyptus platypus © Gary Taylor
Lasioglossum
Bubbling genus Homalictus, WA © Gary Taylor
Lasioglossum (Homalictus)
Homalictus dotatus, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) dotatum
Leioproctus (genus) / Colletidae (family)
Leioproctus sp, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Leioproctus
Leioproctus excubitor, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Leioproctus excubitor
Lipotriches (genus) / Halictidae (family)
Lipotriches (Austranomia) australica © Gary Taylor
Lipotriches
Lipotriches (Austranomia) australica © Gary Taylor
Lipotriches (Austranomia) australica
Lipotriches flavoviridis on Eucalyptus platypus © Gary Taylor
Lipotriches flavoviridis
Lipotriches (Austronomia) gracilipes, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Lipotriches gracilipes
Megachile (genus) / Megachilidae (family)
Megachile (Eutricharaea) macularis © Gary Taylor
Megachile
Megachile aurifrons © Gary Taylor
Megachile aurifrons
Megachile canifrons © Gary Taylor
Megachile canifrons
Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii, Geraldton WA © Gary Taylor
Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii
Megachile canifrons © Gary Taylor
Megachile canifrons
Megachile erythropyga, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Megachile erythropyga
Megachile semiluctuosa, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Megachile semiluctuosa
Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii, Geraldton WA © Gary Taylor
Megachile (Thaumatosoma)
Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Megachile duboulaii
Meroglossa (genus) / Colletidae (family)
Female Meroglossa rubricata, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Meroglossa rubricata
Paracolletes (genus) / Colletidae (family)
Paracolletes (Anthoglossa) nigrocinctus, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Paracolletes nigrocinctus
Thyreus (genus) / Apidae (family)
Waroona Cuckoo Bee (Thyreus waroonensis) © Gary Taylor
Thyreus waroonensis
Trichocolletes (genus) / Colletidae (family)
Genus Trichocolletes, Midwest WA © Gary Taylorq
Trichocolletes
Trichocolletes pulcherrimus on Gastrolobiums sp © Gary Taylor
Trichocolletes pulcherrimus
Trichocolletes rufibasis, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Trichocolletes rufibasis
Xanthesma (genus) / Colletidae (family)
Genus Xanthesma, Moore River National Park WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Xanthesma
Xanthesma (Xenohesma) perpulchra, Canning River East Branch WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Xanthesma perpulchra

This section is a work in progress… more information coming…

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Gary Taylor

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