List of bees of Great Britain
This is a list of bees of Great Britain. The following species are all within the superfamily Apoidea. Over 250 species have been identified in the UK.
Genus ''[Colletes]'': plasterer bees
Colletes cunicularius, vernal colletes bee or spring mining-beeColletes daviesanus, Davies' colletes bee; Common in England, scarce in Scotland and IrelandColletes floralis, northern colletes beeColletes fodiens, hairy-saddled colletes bee; Widespread on sandy habitats in England, Wales and southern ScotlandColletes halophilus, sea aster beeColletes hederae, ivy bee; Southern, generally coastal distributionColletes marginatus, little colletes bee; Localised to sand dunes on coasts of England and Wales. Inland population in the Brecks.Colletes similis, common plasterer bee; Widespread in southern Britain and IrelandColletes succinctus, heather colletes bee; Widespread throughout the Britain and Ireland on heathland and moorland
Genus ''Hylaeus">Hylaeus (bee)">Hylaeus'': yellow-face bees
Hylaeus annularis, shingle yellow-face bee; Widespread, locally common syn. Hylaeus spilotusHylaeus brevicornis, short-horned yellow-face beeHylaeus communis, common yellow-face beeHylaeus confusus, white-jawed yellow-face beeHylaeus cornutus, spined hylaeus beeHylaeus dilatatus, chalk yellow-face beeHylaeus hyalinatus, hairy yellow-face beeHylaeus incongruus, white-lipped yellow-face bee; syn. Hylaeus gibbusHylaeus pectoralis, reed yellow-face beeHylaeus pictipes, little yellow-face beeHylaeus punctulatissimus, onion yellow-face beeHylaeus signatus, large yellow-face bee
Genus ''[Andrena]'': mining bees
Andrena agilissima, violet-winged mining beeAndrena angustior, groove-faced mining beeAndrena apicata, large sallow mining beeAndrena argentata, small sandpit mining beeAndrena barbilabris, sandpit mining beeAndrena bicolor, Gwynne's mining beeAndrena bimaculata, large gorse mining beeAndrena bucephala, large-headed mining beeAndrena chrysosceles, hawthorn mining beeAndrena cineraria, ashy mining beeAndrena clarkella, Clarke's mining beeAndrena coitana, small-flecked mining beeAndrena congruens, long-fringed mining beeAndrena denticulata, grey-banded mining beeAndrena dorsata, short-fringed mining beeAndrena ferox, oak mining beeAndrena flavipes, yellow-legged mining beeAndrena florea, bryony mining beeAndrena fucata, painted mining beeAndrena fulva, tawny mining beeAndrena fulvago, hawksbeard mining beeAndrena fuscipes, heather mining beeAndrena gravida, white-bellied mining beeAndrena haemorrhoa, orange-tailed mining beeAndrena hattorfiana, large scabious mining beeAndrena helvola, coppice mining beeAndrena humilis, catsear mining beeAndrena labialis, large meadow mining beeAndrena labiata, red-girdled mining beeAndrena lapponica, bilberry mining beeAndrena lathyri, Burbage mining beeAndrena lepida, Aldworth mining beeAndrena marginata, small scabious mining beeAndrena nigriceps, black-headed mining beeAndrena nigroaenea, buffish mining beeAndrena nigrospina, scarce black mining beeAndrena nitida, grey-patched mining beeAndrena nitidiuscula, carrot mining beeAndrena ovatula, small gorse mining beeAndrena pilipes, black mining beeAndrena polita, Maidstone mining beeAndrena praecox, small sallow mining beeAndrena proxima, broad-faced mining beeAndrena rosae, Perkins' mining beeAndrena ruficrus, northern mining beeAndrena scotica, chocolate mining beeAndrena similis, red-backed mining beeAndrena simillima, buff-banded mining beeAndrena synadelpha, broad-margined mining beeAndrena tarsata, tormentil mining beeAndrena thoracica, cliff mining beeAndrena tibialis, grey-gastered mining beeAndrena tridentata, pale-tailed mining beeAndrena trimmerana, Trimmer's mining beeAndrena vaga, Grey-backed mining beeAndrena varians, blackthorn mining beeAndrena wilkella, Wilke's mining bee
Subgenus ''Micrandrena'': mini-miners
Andrena alfkenella, Alfken's miniature mining beeAndrena falsifica, thick-margined miniature mining beeAndrena floricola, Chilterns miniature mining beeAndrena minutula, common miniature mining beeAndrena minutuloides, plain miniature mining beeAndrena nana, Barham miniature mining beeAndrena nanula, red-horned miniature mining beeAndrena niveata, long-fringed miniature mining beeAndrena semilaevis, shiny-margined miniature mining beeAndrena subopaca, impunctate miniature mining bee
Genus ''[Panurgus]'': shaggy bees
Panurgus banksianus, large shaggy beePanurgus calcaratus, small shaggy bee
Genus ''[Halictus]'': end-banded furrow bees
Halictus confusus, southern bronze furrow beeHalictus eurygnathus, downland furrow beeHalictus maculatus, square-headed furrow beeHalictus quadricinctus, giant furrow beeHalictus rubicundus, orange-legged furrow beeHalictus scabiosae, great-banded furrow beeHalictus subauratus, golden furrow beeHalictus tumulorum, bronze furrow bee
Genus ''[Lasioglossum]'': base-banded furrow bees
Lasioglossum albipes, bloomed furrow beeLasioglossum angusticeps, cliff furrow beeLasioglossum brevicorne, short-horned furrow beeLasioglossum calceatum, common furrow beeLasioglossum cupromicans, turquoise furrow beeLasioglossum fratellum, smooth-faced furrow beeLasioglossum fulvicorne, lime-loving furrow beeLasioglossum laeve, shiny-gastered furrow beeLasioglossum laevigatum, black-mouthed furrow beeLasioglossum laticeps, broad-faced furrow beeLasioglossum lativentre, furry-claspered furrow beeLasioglossum leucopus, white-footed green furrow beeLasioglossum leucozonium, white-zoned furrow beeLasioglossum limbellum, ridge-gastered furrow beeLasioglossum malachurum, sharp-collared furrow beeLasioglossum minutissimum, least furrow beeLasioglossum morio, common green furrow beeLasioglossum nitidiusculum, tufted furrow beeLasioglossum parvulum, smooth-gastered furrow beeLasioglossum pauperatum, squat furrow beeLasioglossum pauxillum, lobe-spurred furrow beeLasioglossum prasinum, grey-tailed furrow beeLasioglossum punctatissimum, long-faced furrow beeLasioglossum puncticolle, ridge-cheeked furrow beeLasioglossum quadrinotatum, four-spotted furrow beeLasioglossum rufitarse, rufous-footed furrow beeLasioglossum semilucens, small shiny furrow beeLasioglossum sexnotatum, ashy furrow beeLasioglossum smeathmanellum, Smeathman's furrow beeLasioglossum villosulum, orange-footed furrow beeLasioglossum xanthopus, shaggy furrow beeLasioglossum zonulus, bull-headed furrow bee
Genus ''[Sphecodes]'': blood bees
Sphecodes albilabris, giant blood beeSphecodes crassus, swollen-thighed blood beeSphecodes ephippius, bare-saddled blood beeSphecodes ferruginatus, dull-headed blood beeSphecodes geoffrellus, Geoffroy's blood beeSphecodes gibbus, dark-winged blood beeSphecodes hyalinatus, furry-bellied blood beeSphecodes longulus, little sickle-jawed blood beeSphecodes marginatus, margined blood beeSphecodes miniatus, false-margined blood beeSphecodes monilicornis, box-headed blood beeSphecodes niger, dark blood beeSphecodes pellucidus, sandpit blood beeSphecodes puncticeps, sickle-jawed blood beeSphecodes reticulatus, reticulate blood beeSphecodes rubicundus, red-tailed blood beeSphecodes scabricollis, rough-backed blood beeSphecodes spinulosus, spined blood bee
Genus ''[Dufourea]'': short-faced bees
Dufourea halictula, sheep's bit short-faced beeDufourea minuta, shiny short-faced bee
Genus ''[Rophites]'': bristle-headed bees
Rophites quinquespinosus, five-spined bee
Genus ''[Dasypoda]'': pantaloon bees
Dasypoda hirtipes, pantaloon bee
Genus ''Melitta">Melitta (genus)">Melitta'': blunthorn bees
Melitta dimidiata, sainfoin blunthorn beeMelitta haemorrhoidalis, bellflower blunthorn beeMelitta leporina, clover blunthorn beeMelitta tricincta, red bartsia blunthorn bee
Genus ''[Macropis]'': loosestrife bees
Macropis europaea, yellow loosestrife bee
Genus ''[Anthidium]'': wool carder bees
Anthidium manicatum, European wool carder bee
Genus ''Stelis">Stelis (bee)">Stelis'': dark bees
Stelis breviuscula, little dark beeStelis ornatula, spotted dark beeStelis phaeoptera, plain dark beeStelis punctulatissima, banded dark bee
Genus ''[Heriades]'': resin bees
Heriades truncorum, ridge-saddled carpenter bee
Genus ''[Chelostoma]'': scissor bees
Chelostoma campanularum, small scissor beeChelostoma florisomne, large scissor bee
Genus ''[Osmia]'': mason bees
Osmia aurulenta, gold-fringed mason beeOsmia bicolor, two-coloured mason beeOsmia caerulescens, blue mason beeOsmia inermis, mountain mason beeOsmia leaiana, orange-vented mason beeOsmia niveata, Jersey mason beeOsmia parietina, wall mason beeOsmia pilicornis, fringe-horned mason beeOsmia bicornis, red mason beeOsmia uncinata, pinewood mason beeOsmia xanthomelana, large mason bee
Genus ''[Hoplitis]'': lesser mason bees
Hoplitis claviventris, welted lesser mason beeHoplitis leucomelana, black and white lesser mason beeHoplitis spinulosa, spined mason bee syn. ''Osmia spinulosa''
Genus ''[Megachile]'': leaf-cutter bees
Megachile centuncularis, patchwork leaf-cutter beeMegachile circumcincta, black-headed leaf-cutter beeMegachile dorsalis, silvery leaf-cutter beeMegachile lapponica, willowherb leaf-cutter beeMegachile ligniseca, wood-carving leaf-cutter beeMegachile maritima, coastal leaf-cutter beeMegachile versicolor, brown-footed leaf-cutter beeMegachile willughbiella, Willughby's leaf-cutter bee
Genus ''[Coelioxys]'': sharp-tailed bees
Coelioxys afra, short sharp-tailed beeCoelioxys brevis, narrow-bodied sharp-tailed beeCoelioxys conoidea, large sharp-tailed beeCoelioxys elongata, dull-vented sharp-tailed beeCoelioxys inermis, shiny-vented sharp-tailed beeCoelioxys mandibularis, small leaf-cutter cuckoo beeCoelioxys quadridentata, four-toothed sharp-tailed bee Coelioxys rufescens, rufescent sharp-tailed bee
Genus ''[Nomada]'': nomad bees
Nomada alboguttata, large bear-clawed nomad beeNomada argentata, silver-sided nomad beeNomada armata, armed nomad beeNomada baccata, bear-clawed nomad beeNomada bifasciata, dusky-horned nomad beeNomada castellana, Castell's nomad beeNomada conjungens, fringeless nomad beeNomada errans, Purbeck nomad beeNomada fabriciana, Fabricus' nomad beeNomada ferruginata, yellow-shouldered nomad beeNomada flava, flavous yellow nomad beeNomada flavoguttata, small nomad beeNomada flavopicta, blunthorn nomad beeNomada fucata, painted nomad beeNomada fulvicornis, orange-horned nomad beeNomada fuscicornis, small Guernsey nomad beeNomada glabella, bilberry nomad beeNomada goodeniana, Gooden's nomad beeNomada guttulata, short-spined nomad beeNomada hirtipes, long-horned nomad beeNomada integra, catsear nomad beeNomada lathburiana, lathbury's nomad beeNomada leucophthalma, early nomad beeNomada marshamella, Marsham's nomad beeNomada obtusifrons, flat-ridged nomad beeNomada panzeri, Panzer's nomad beeNomada roberjeotiana, tormentil nomad beeNomada ruficornis, fork-jawed nomad beeNomada rufipes, black-horned nomad beeNomada sexfasciata, six-banded nomad beeNomada sheppardana, Sheppard's nomad beeNomada signata, broad-banded nomad beeNomada similis, Guernsey nomad beeNomada striata, blunt-jawed nomad beeNomada subcornuta, Kirby's nomad beeNomada succincta, yellow-legged nomad beeNomada zonata, variable nomad bee
Genus ''[Epeolus]'': cuckoo mining bees
Epeolus cruciger, red thighed cuckoo mining beeEpeolus variegatus, variegated cuckoo mining bee
Genus ''[Eucera]'': long-horned bees
Eucera longicornis, long-horned beeEucera nigrescens, early long-horned bee
Genus ''[Anthophora]'': flower bees
Anthophora bimaculata, green-eyed flower beeAnthophora furcata, fork-tailed flower beeAnthophora plumipes, hairy-footed flower beeAnthophora quadrimaculata, four-banded flower beeAnthophora retusa, potter flower bee
Genus ''[Melecta]'': mourning bees
Melecta albifrons, mourning beeMelecta luctuosa, square-spotted mourning bee
Genus ''[Ceratina]'': small carpenter bees
Ceratina cyanea, blue carpenter bee
Genus ''[Xylocopa]'': large carpenter bees
Xylocopa violacea, violet carpenter bee
Genus ''[Bombus]'': bumblebees
Subgenus ''Bombus'': white-tailed bumblebees
Bombus cryptarum, cryptic bumblebeeBombus lucorum, white-tailed bumblebeeBombus magnus, northern white-tailed bumblebeeBombus terrestris, buff-tailed bumblebee
Subgenus ''Kallobombus'': broken-belted bumblebee
Bombus soroeensis, broken-belted bumblebee
Subgenus ''Megabombus'': greater bumblebees
Bombus hortorum, garden bumblebeeBombus ruderatus, large garden bumblebee
Subgenus ''Melanobombus'': black-bodied bumblebees
Bombus lapidarius, red-tailed bumblebee
Subgenus ''Psithyrus'': cuckoo bumblebees
Bombus barbutellus, Barbut's cuckoo-beeBombus bohemicus, gypsy cuckoo-beeBombus campestris, field cuckoo-beeBombus rupestris, red-tailed cuckoo-beeBombus sylvestris, forest cuckoo-beeBombus vestalis, vestal cuckoo-bee
Subgenus ''Pyrobombus'': fiery-tailed bumblebees
Bombus hypnorum, tree bumblebeeBombus jonellus, heath bumblebeeBombus monticola, bilberry bumblebeeBombus pratorum, early bumblebee
Subgenus ''Subterraneobombus'': yellow bumblebee
Bombus distinguendus, great yellow bumblebee
Subgenus ''Thoracombus'': carder bees
Bombus humilis, brown-banded carder beeBombus muscorum, moss carder beeBombus pascuorum, common carder beeBombus ruderarius, red-shanked carder beeBombus sylvarum, shrill carder bee
Genus ''Apis">Apis (genus)">Apis'': honeybees
Apis mellifera, western honey bee