Hylaeus
Masked Bees
As recorded: Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Colletidae
- Collected by
- W. M. Giffard
- Date
- December 2, 1906
- Locality
- Tantalus
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 2, 1906, W. M. Giffard also collected 7 other specimens.
Hylaeus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1906. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,744 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Sydney NSW, Australia
(c) ruben-sandwich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Kurrajong Dr, East Side, NT, AU
(c) vickivds, 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)
2026-10-28
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)
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Cite this specimen
Hylaeus. BPBM 5264. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37226534. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/5264.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37226534 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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