Golden Haired Bee
S1, Female, dorsal
Ellura
Golden Haired Bee
S1, Female, profile
 
                 
Golden Haired Bee (Leioproctus (Goniocolletes) fimbriatinus)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera)
Family: Colletid Bee (Bee:Colletidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Golden Haired Bee (Leioproctus (Goniocolletes) fimbriatinus)
This Photo:     🔍S2, Male, dorsal & Wings🔎
Synonym: Goniocolletes fimbriatinus
Other name: Fimbriate Goniocolletes

Thank you Peter Abbott (PeterAbbott) for identifying and Asaph Whelan (Asaph01) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
~8mm long Female. ~9mm long Male.
We originally thought the male was Leioproctus (Leioproctus) maculatus, but questioned the amount of hairiness. We thought the female might be Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sulthicum (syn: Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sulthica)
Peter said (referring to his id of the male) "More likely with that extensive orange hair on the face and thorax. Male is 9mm (bigger than L. macularus at 7mm).

Copyright © 2020-2026 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 24-Feb-2020
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.