
Hylaeus
Masked Bees
As recorded: Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Colletidae
- Collected by
- W. M. Giffard
- Date
- May 25, 1913
- Locality
- Iao Valley
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 25, 1913, W. M. Giffard also collected 14 other specimens.
Hylaeus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1913. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,709 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 5309. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37227294. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/5309.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37227294 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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