PHOTO GALLERY OF AUSTRALIAN NATIVE BEES
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| FAMILY APIDAE | |
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Stingless Social Bees Tetragonula (previously Trigona) and Austroplebeia |
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Great Carpenter Bees Xylocopa |
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Metallic Green Carpenter Bees Xylocopa (Lestis) |
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Reed Bees Exoneura |
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Cuckoo Bees (that prey on Blue Banded Bees) Thyreus |
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Cuckoo Bees (that prey on Teddy Bear Bees) Thyreus |
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Blue Banded Bees Amegilla |
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Teddy Bear Bee Amegilla (Asaropoda) |
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Dawson's Burrowing Bees Amegilla dawsoni |
| FAMILY MEGACHILIDAE | |
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Leafcutter Bees Megachile |
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Resin Bees Megachile (previously Chalicodoma) |
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Cuckoo Bees (that prey on Leafcutters) Coelioxys |
| FAMILY HALICTIDAE | |
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Lasioglossum Bees Lasioglossum |
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Homalictus Bees Homalictus |
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Nomia and Lipotriches Bees Nomia and Lipotriches |
| FAMILY COLLETIDAE | |
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Wasp Mimic Bees Hyleoides concinna |
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Masked Bees Hylaeus |
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Banksia Bees Hylaeus alcyoneus |
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World's Smallest Bees Euryglossina (Quasihesma) |
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Leioproctus Bees Leioproctus |
Image Credits:
-- Stingless Bee, Great Carpenter Bee, Neon Cuckoo Bee, Leafcutter Bee and Coelioxys Cuckoo Bee by Peter O.;
-- Dawson's Burrowing Bee by Linda Rogan;
-- Blue Banded Bee, Masked Bee by Erica Siegel;
-- Banksia Bee by Michael Batley.
| Which of these bees are in your area of Australia? What types of nests do these bees build? Find out the answers to these questions in our Introductory Guide! |
