Woodlands Historic Park Bees

Roosting Short-tongue Bees at Woodlands Historic Park
Roosting Short-tongue Bees, late Dec. (photo Andrew Allen)

The fact that these bees are roosting during the day indicates that they are males - the females are too busy to be hanging around like this!

Classification

Species counts from Australian Faunal Directory

Order Hymenoptera - Wasps, Ants, Bees and Sawflies, 12202 named species in Australia
Family Colletidae - Short-tongued Membrane bees, 883 named species in Australia
Genus Hylaeus
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