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Hylaeus sphecodoides in life
In life — Sphecodoid Yellow-faced Bee, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Karl Magnacca
BPBM 19952Entomology

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
75 Bishop specimens of Hylaeus sphecodoides · collected 1892–1929Species page ›

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.

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

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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