BeesBees Anatomy Bee Behaviour Blogging Bees… Bees – image index Unidentified Australian Native Bees Amegilla Bees Apis mellifera Austroplebeia australis Austrothurgus  Braunsapis sp Ceylalictus perditellus Colletidae Euryglossinae Exoneura Hyleoides bivulnerata Lasioglossum Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) Lasioglossum (Homalictus) Lipotriches Megachile Meroglossa Stenotritidae Tetragonula Thyreus Xylocopa

Welcome to our thumbnail links to our listed species of bees found here on Ausemade and in Australia. We like to thank the many bee contributors, sharing their insights and photographs of the very important group of insects…

Bees
Megachile aurifrons, Alice Springs, NT
Bees
Hylaeus (Hylaeteron) douglasi © Gary Taylor
Blogging Bees…
Amegilla chlorocyanea with view of the antenna © Gary Taylor
Bees Anatomy
Hylaeus violaceus with view of the antenna © Gary Taylor
Bees Antenna
Megachile aurifrons © Gary Taylor
It’s in the eyes
Stenotritidae albomarginatus hanging around the Verticordias, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Pre-pygidial fimbria
Megachile sp © Gary Taylor
Wings of the bee
Golden-browed Resin Bee (Megachile aurifrons), Alice Springs, NT
Bee Behaviour
Meroglossa impressifrons penetrata female on Eucalyptus infera removing the operculum from a partially dehised bud © Marc Newman
Operculum lifting behaviour
Bubbling genus Exoneura on a Tamarisk © Gary Taylor
Bubbling bees
Buzz pollinating Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus on Nandina © Marc Newman
Buzz Pollination
Amegilla Bee
Amegilla chlorocyanea bee, Alice Springs Desert Park, NT
Amegilla Bee
The genus Amegilla (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: A revision of the subgenera Notomegilla and Zonamegilla, Authors Remko Leys, Michael Batley, Katja Hogendoorn
Apical tergites of females Amegilla
"Bubbling" Amegilla chlorocyanea © Gary Taylor
Body Colour
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) adelaidae female, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Amegilla adelaidae
Male Amegilla (Notomegilla) aeruginosa (settling down for the evening), Darwin NT © Shane Dighton
Amegilla aeruginosa
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta female on Salvia, Ballandean QLD
Amegilla asserta
Amegilla chlorocyanea bee, Alice Springs Desert Park, NT
Amegilla chlorocyanea
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) walkeri, NT © Marc Newman
Amegilla walkeri
Dawson's Burrowing Bee, Amegilla (Asaropoda) dawsoni Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA © Marc Newman
Teddy Bear Bees (Asaropoda)
Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis (Teddy Bear Bee) on Buddleja © Marc Newman
Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis
Dawson's Burrowing Bees, Amegilla (Asaropoda) dawsoni Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA © Marc Newman
Amegilla (Asaropoda) dawsoni
Amegilla (Asaropoda) rhodoscymna (Red Singer) roosting, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Amegilla (Asaropoda) rhodoscymna
Amegilla (Asaropoda) scymna at Ballinyoo Bridge WA © Marc Newman
Amegilla (Asaropoda) scymna
Austroplebeia australis
Austroplebeia australis, Alice Springs, NT
Austroplebeia australis
Austrothurgus
family Megachilidae, genus Austrothurgus, Geraldton WA © Gary Taylor
Austrothurgus
Austrothurgus rubricatus, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Austrothurgus rubricatus
Braunsapis sp
Reed Bee (Braunsapis sp) on Cone Stick, Girraween QLD © Marc Newman
Braunsapis sp
Ceylalictus perditellus
Ceylalictus perditellus, Alice Springs NT
Ceylalictus perditellus
Other Native Bees
Bubbling Euryglossinae Dasyhesma, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Colletidae (include 5 subfamilies)
Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps on Xanthorrhoea johnsonii, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps
"Bubbling" Amegilla chlorocyanea © Gary Taylor
Amegilla Body Colour
Hylaeus violaceus © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus spp – Masked Bee
Callomelitta antipodes, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Callomelitta antipodes
Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) bipectinatus © Marc Newman
Leioproctus
Neopasiphae mirabilis male at Miners Campground Coalseam Conservation Park WA
Neopasiphae mirabilis
Paracolletes crassipes © Marc Newman
Paracolletes crassipes
Paracolletes (Anthoglossa) nigrocinctus, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Paracolletes nigrocinctus
Native Honey Bee (Sugar Bags), Tetragonula carbonaria, Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why NSW
Tetragonula
Native Honey Bee (Sugar Bags), Tetragonula carbonaria, Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why NSW
Tetragonula carbonaria
Genus Trichocolletes, Midwest WA © Gary Taylorq
Trichocolletes
Hylaeus
Hylaeus mysterium puella (Prosopisteron), Geraldton WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron)
Hylaeus albonitens, Alice Springs, NT
Hylaeus albonitens
Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus, Dandaragan, WA © Marc Newman
Hylaeus alcyoneus
Hylaeus (Rhodohylaeus) constrictiformis © Marc Newmanmis
Hylaeus constrictiformis
Hylaeus (Hylaeteron) douglasi © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus douglasi
Hylaeus elegans, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus elegans
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) euxanthus bubbling © Marc Newman
Hylaeus euxanthus
Hylaeus (Rhodohylaeus) maiellus, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Hylaeus maiellus
Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus © Marc Newman
Hylaeus nubilosus
Hylaeus (Rhodohylaeus) proximus, Geraldton, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus proximus
Masked Bee (Hylaeus ruficeps), Alice Springs, NT
Hylaeus ruficeps
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) theodorei, Burua, Central Eastern QLD © Lisa Warman
Hylaeus theodorei
Female Hylaeus violaceus © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus violaceus
Hylaeus vittatifrons, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus vittatifrons

BeesBees Anatomy Bees Antenna It’s in the eyes Pre-pygidial fimbria Wings of the bee Bee Behaviour Bubbling Bees Buzz Pollination Operculum lifting behaviour Blogging Bees… Bees – image index Unidentified Australian Native Bees Amegilla Bees Apical tergites of females Amegilla Amegilla Bee Body Colour Amegilla adelaidae Amegilla aeruginosa Amegilla asserta Amegilla chlorocyanea Amegilla walkeri Teddy Bear Bees (Asaropoda) Apis mellifera Dark Apis mellifera Apis mellifera — Captured flora moments Austroplebeia australis Austrothurgus  Austrothurgus rubricatus Braunsapis sp Ceylalictus perditellus Colletidae Amphylaeus obscuriceps Hylaeus spp – Masked Bee Callomelitta antipodes Leioproctus Neopasiphae mirabilis Paracolletes crassipes Paracolletes nigrocinctus Trichocolletes Euryglossinae Euryglossinae Index Callohesma Dasyhesma Euhesma Eurglossa adelaidae Euryglossa calaina Euryglossa ephippiata Euryglossina fuscescens Xanthesma Exoneura Hyleoides bivulnerata Lasioglossum Lasioglossum (Australictus) peraustrale Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) brunnesetum Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) willsi Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) Lasioglossum (Homalictus) Lasioglossum (Homalictus) dotatum Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanum Lipotriches Lipotriches australica Lipotriches flavoviridis Lipotriches gracilipes Lipotriches muscosa Lipotriches phanerura Megachile Megachile aurifrons Megachile erythropyga Megachile (Eutricharaea) Megachile (Hackeriapis) canifrons Megachile (Hackeriapis) rhodura Megachile punctata Megachile (Rhodomegachile) deanii Megachile semiluctuosa Megachile (Thaumatosoma) Megachile ustulata Meroglossa Meroglossa impressifrons Meroglossa rubricata Stenotritidae Ctenocolletes albomarginatus Leioproctus (Protomorpha) sp Ctenocolletes rufescens Tetragonula Tetragonula carbonaria Thyreus Thyreus caeruleopunctatus Thyreus waroonensis Xylocopa Xylocopa aerata Xylocopa bombylans