BPBM 25189Entomology

Hylaeus volcanicus

Volcano Masked Bee

As recorded: Hylaeus volcanicus (Perkins, 1899)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Colletidae

Collected by: W. M. Giffard
Date: July 23, 1906
Locality: Kilauea
Record type: Preserved specimen

259 Bishop specimens of Hylaeus volcanicus · collected 1895–1915Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 23, 1906, W. M. Giffard also collected 24+ other specimens.

Hylaeus volcanicus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1906. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-07-23.

2023-07-23

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-22

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-02-17

Hawaii County, HI, USA

no rights reserved

2019-02-17

Hawaii County, HI, USA

no rights reserved

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Hylaeus volcanicus. BPBM 25189. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37232214. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/25189.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37232214 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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