Hylaeus difficilis

Difficult Masked Bee

As recorded: Hylaeus difficilis (Perkins, 1899)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Colletidae

Collected by: R. C. L. Perkins
Date: June 1, 1895
Locality: Kau
Record type: Preserved specimen

432 Bishop specimens of Hylaeus difficilis · collected 1892–1929Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1895, R. C. L. Perkins also collected 24+ other specimens.

Hylaeus difficilis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1895. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-31.

2024-07-31

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

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

2024-07-31

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

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

2020-01-13

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Abby Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-02-17

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

no rights reserved

2019-02-17

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

no rights reserved

2019-02-17

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

no rights reserved

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Cite this specimen

Hylaeus difficilis. BPBM 3307. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37219334. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/3307.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37219334 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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