Woodlands Historic Park Bees

Roosting Green and Gold Nomia Bees at Woodlands Historic Park
Roosting Green and Gold Nomia Bees, early Jan. (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 Halictidae - Sweat Bees, A Short-tongued Bee family, 384 named species in Australia
Genus Lipotriches
Species Lipotriches australica