A masked bee at Unanderra, NSW
Identification history
| Hylaeus sp. (genus) | 6 Mar 2025 | PeterA | ||
| Exoneura sp. (genus) | 24 Feb 2025 | CarbonAI | ||
| Hylaeus (Euprosopis) honestus | 24 Feb 2025 | PaperbarkNativeBees |
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User's notes
Visiting bottlebrush on street verge.
2 comments
PeterA
wrote:
6 Mar 2025
Don't think it is H. honestus, Alison - the markings on the face and thorax don't look right - maybe H. quadratus?
PaperbarkNativeBees
wrote:
6 Mar 2025
Thanks for your thoughts @PeterA . Happy with ID to genus level.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.839017-34.447214
- Places Unanderra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Feb 2025 08:14 AM Recorded on
- PaperbarkNativeBees Recorded by
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PaperbarkNativeBees NatureMapr South Coast Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects
Additional information
- Bottlebrush Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Hylaeus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A masked bee Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 653.51m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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