Hylaeus difficilis
Difficult Masked Bee
432
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1892
First collected
1929
Last collected
2024
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1892 by R. C. L. Perkins (Kona). The Museum last collected it in 1929; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as July 31, 2024.
Alive today
21 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2024-07-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-01-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Abby Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-02-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2019-02-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2019-02-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2019-02-03
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
2019-02-03
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved