Hylaeus (Rhodohylaeus) proximus

Hylaeine colletid bee at Hall, ACT

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Identification history

	Hylaeus (Rhodohylaeus) proximus	12 Apr 2025	PeterA
	Euryglossa adelaidae	9 Apr 2025	Anna123

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PeterA wrote:

12 Apr 2025

Euryglossa was my first thought also, Anna, but this bee is smaller and the colour on the abdomen of L. adelaidae is more patchy. All of the E. adelaidae that I have seen have a red scuttelum (the rear segment of the thorax). You can also just see the tops of the face markings on H. proximus.
See https://michaelbatley.github.io/Bee-ID-SH/proximus.htm

Anna123 wrote:

12 Apr 2025

@PeterA thank you Peter very helpful as always

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Location information

Coordinates 149.066679 -35.170201
Places Hall, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
9 Apr 2025 12:52 PM Recorded on
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Anna123 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Hylaeus (Rhodohylaeus) proximus Scientific name
Hylaeine colletid bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 598.95m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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