BPBM 3606Entomology

Hylaeus sphecodoides

Sphecodoid Yellow-faced Bee

As recorded: Hylaeus sphecodoides (Perkins, 1899)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Colletidae

Collected by: R. C. L. Perkins
Date: December 1, 1896
Locality: Kau
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On December 1, 1896, R. C. L. Perkins also collected 24+ other specimens.

Hylaeus sphecodoides observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1896. 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 3606. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37232654. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/3606.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37232654 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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