Hylaeus honestus, or Hylaeus (Euprosopis) honestus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by English entomologist Frederick Smith in 1879.
Distribution and habitat The species occurs across southern and south-eastern Australia. Type localities include Moreton Bay, Queensland; Melbourne, Croydon, Bright and Ararat, Victoria; and King Island and Sheffield, Tasmania.
Behaviour The adults are solitary flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Bursaria, Calytrix, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Hypochaeris, Jacksonia, Leptospermum, Melaleuca and Pittosporum species.
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