BPBM 3991Entomology

Hylaeus

Masked Bees

As recorded: Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Colletidae

Collected by: R. C. L. Perkins
Date: March 1, 1894
Locality: Wailuku
Record type: Preserved specimen

272 Bishop specimens of Hylaeus · collected 1892–1927Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 1, 1894, R. C. L. Perkins also collected 24+ other specimens.

Hylaeus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1894. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,704 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Wentworth Ave after Page St, Pagewood NSW 2035, Australia

(c) Ciaran Nagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Smiths Lake NSW 2428, Australia

(c) Dr Pamela Muggeridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2026-10-28

Wentworth Ave after Page St, Pagewood NSW 2035, Australia

(c) Ciaran Nagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Wentworth Ave after Page St, Pagewood NSW 2035, Australia

(c) Ciaran Nagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Sydney NSW, Australia

(c) ruben-sandwich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Sydney NSW, Australia

(c) ruben-sandwich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Hylaeus. BPBM 3991. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37222771. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/3991.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37222771 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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