Hylaeus
Masked Bees
As recorded: Hylaeus Fabricius, 1793
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Colletidae
- Collected by
- W. M. Giffard
- Date
- November 29, 1912
- Locality
- Wahina Falls,
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 29, 1912, W. M. Giffard also collected 14 other specimens.
Hylaeus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,747 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 5310. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37227306. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/5310.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37227306 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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