Hylaeus (Euprosopis) honestus

A hylaeine colletid bee at Unanderra, NSW

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Identification history

Hylaeus (Euprosopis) honestus	28 Oct 2024	donhe
Exoneura sp. (genus)	28 Oct 2024	CarbonAI
Hylaeus (Euprosopis) honestus	28 Oct 2024	PaperbarkNativeBees

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User's notes

You can see gauge the size compared to the Reed Bee (Exoneura species) in the top left of one of the images. Though you can only see part of the face in one of the images, it appears to have two seperated yellow face markings.

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PaperbarkNativeBees wrote:

28 Oct 2024

Thanks for confirming @donhe

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Location information

Places Unanderra, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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Additional information

Lilly Pilly Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Female Gender
Alive / healthy Animal health
Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
True Insect on a flower

Species information

Hylaeus (Euprosopis) honestus Scientific name
A hylaeine colletid bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 617m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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More than one media file
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania