Thread subject: Diptera.info :: What bee, Australia? ->Hylaeus littleri

Posted by Volker Achterberg on 12-03-2021 17:01
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date: 24 August 2019; location: Lamington National Park, ca. 800 m high, at Binna Burra Lodge on a banksia flower together with golden-tailed spiny ants;
size: small, about 6 mm;
what bee genus and species? have no idea,
Thanks a lot for any ID help!
Best regards,
Volker
Edited by Volker Achterberg on 19-03-2021 17:26

Posted by Volker Achterberg on 12-03-2021 17:02
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2nd picture

Posted by Volker Achterberg on 12-03-2021 17:03
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3rd picture

Posted by Volkmar Nix on 14-03-2021 22:54
#4
Hello Volker,

it's a female bee of the genus Hylaeus (Yellow-Face-Bees). Probably Hylaeus (Prosopisternon) littleri. Look at the small yellow markings in the face.

Best regards
Volkmar
Edited by Volkmar Nix on 14-03-2021 23:33

Posted by Volker Achterberg on 15-03-2021 11:11
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Thanks a lot, Volkmar, for your ID help!
That's really great, that you could identify this tiny bee from my fotos.
Comparison with pictures in the internet looks perfect.
Best regards,
Volker