Hylaeus sphecodoides
Sphecodoid Yellow-faced Bee
As recorded: Hylaeus sphecodoides (Perkins, 1899)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Colletidae
- Collected by
- O. H. Swezey
- Date
- October 14, 1929
- Locality
- Kilauea
- Identified by
- O. H. Swezey
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 14, 1929, O. H. Swezey also collected 9 other specimens.
Hylaeus sphecodoides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. 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 19959. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37233284. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/19959.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37233284 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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