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Hylaeus difficilis
Difficult Masked Bee
As recorded: Hylaeus difficilis (Perkins, 1899)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Colletidae
- Collected by
- W. M. Giffard
- Date
- June 7, 1908
- Locality
- Kilauea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 7, 1908, W. M. Giffard also collected 7 other specimens.
Hylaeus difficilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1908. 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 4866. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37223102. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/4866.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37223102 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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