
Hylaeus sphecodoides
Sphecodoid Yellow-faced Bee
As recorded: Hylaeus sphecodoides (Perkins, 1899)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Colletidae
- Collected by
- W. M. Giffard
- Date
- May 12, 1912
- Locality
- Kilauea
- Identified by
- W. M. Giffard
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 12, 1912, W. M. Giffard also collected 16 other specimens.
Hylaeus sphecodoides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-10.

2026-07-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-08-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hylaeus sphecodoides. BPBM 19952. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37232783. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/19952.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37232783 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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