( Hylaeus sp. )
(Fabricius, 1793)
LOCATION DETAILS
RECOGNITION
BIOLOGY
HABITAT
CREDITS
Eddie Dunbar
REFERENCES
| Masked Bee ( Hylaeus sp. ) | |
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| IDENTIFICATION | |
| Identification: | Hylaeus sp. (Fabricius, 1793) |
| Common Name: | Masked Bee |
| Life Stage: | A |
| PHYLOGENY | |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Holometabola |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylaeinae |
| Genus: | Hylaeus |
| Taxon Code: | HYM00458 |
| ITIS TSN#: | 154346 |
LOCATION DETAILS | |
| Location | |
| Martin Luther King Regional Shor, Garretson Point, Garretson Point Trail, Francisco Bay Trail, Oakland | |
| County: | Alameda County |
| ECI Site#: | CAEB330000 |
| Park/Forest: | Martin Luther King Regional Shoreline, EBRPD |
RECOGNITION | |
| These are small, black and yellow/white wasp-like bee species. The resemblance to wasps is enhanced by the absence of ventral abdominal hairs used to collect pollen, a feature typical among bees. Hylaeus often have the clypeus (plate above the labium) yellow to which it owes its name masked bee. | |
BIOLOGY | |
| Nesting | |
| Like most colletids, the liquid provisions are sealed inside a membranous cellophane-like cell lining; nests are typically in dead twigs or plant stems, or other similarly small natural cavities, rather than constructing or excavating their own nests as in many other bees. | |
| Distribution | |
| Worldwide | |
HABITAT | |
CREDITS | |
| Photographer Eddie Dunbar | |
REFERENCES | |
