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Hylaeus hostilis in life
In life — Hostile Yellow-faced Bee, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) John K, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John K
BPBM 5221Entomology

Hylaeus hostilis

Hostile Yellow-faced Bee

As recorded: Hylaeus hostilis (Perkins, 1899)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Colletidae

Collected by
W. M. Giffard
Date
July 1, 1909
Locality
Kaholuamano
Record type
Preserved specimen
17 Bishop specimens of Hylaeus hostilis · collected 1894–1913Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1909, W. M. Giffard also collected 3 other specimens.

Hylaeus hostilis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2016-05-23.

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

Cite this specimen

Hylaeus hostilis. BPBM 5221. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37227785. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/5221.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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