Hylaeus volcanicus
Volcano Masked Bee
Endemic to Hawaiʻi
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259
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1895
First collected
1915
Last collected
2023
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
1890s1910s
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1895 by R. C. L. Perkins (Kau). The Museum last collected it in 1915; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as July 23, 2023.
Alive today
4 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
