BPBM 5246Entomology

Hylaeus inquilina

Inquiline Cuckoo-Masked bee

As recorded: Hylaeus inquilina (Perkins, 1899)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Colletidae

Collected by: W. M. Giffard
Date: July 12, 1913
Locality: Kilauea
Record type: Preserved specimen

18 Bishop specimens of Hylaeus inquilina · collected 1895–1913Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 12, 1913, W. M. Giffard also collected 24+ other specimens.

Hylaeus inquilina observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1913. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2020-12-31.

2020-12-31

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 inquilina. BPBM 5246. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37227117. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/5246.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37227117 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

Spot an error? Let the Entomology department know — corrections flow back to GBIF.