Native Bees — Batavia Coast and Midwest WAAustrothurgus Euhesma Exoneura Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus Hylaeus mysterium puella Hylaeus sanguinipictus Leioproctus Megachile aurifrons Megachile semiluctuosa Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii Meroglossa rubricata Thyreus waroonensis Trichocolletes
Belonging to the subfamily Hylaeinae, genus Hylaeus, this “mystery girl” is possibly in the sub genus Prosopisteron. She is most likely an unidentified species and (not seen again since).
Hylaeus are a large diverse cosmopolitan group within the bee family Colletidae. Whilst the genus is also commonly known as the “yellow-faced bees”, not all have yellow faces, with some genus having white markings on their face.
You can check out Gary’s blog Hylaeus mysterium puella… | Glad we bagged one before they were all gone…
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Informal: Apiformes
- Family: Colletidae
- Subfamily: Hylaeinae
- Genus: Hylaeus
- Subgenus:
- Hylaeus (Analastoroides) Rayment, 1950
- Hylaeus (Edriohylaeus) Michener, 1965
- Hylaeus (Euprosopellus) Michener, 1965
- Hylaeus (Euprosopis) Perkins, 1912
- Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) Michener, 1965
- Hylaeus (Gephyrohylaeus) Michener, 1965
- Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) Perkins, 1912
- Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopoides) Michener, 1965
- Hylaeus (Heterapoides) Sandhouse, 1943
- Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) Michener, 1965
- Hylaeus (Hylaeteron) Michener, 1965
- Hylaeus (Laccohylaeus) Houston, 1981
- Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) Michener, 1965
- Hylaeus (Meghylaeus) Cockerell, 1929
- Hylaeus (Planihylaeus) Houston, 1981
- Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) Cockerell, 1906
- Hylaeus (Pseudhylaeus) Cockerell, 1929
- Hylaeus (Rhodohylaeus) Michener, 1965
- Hylaeus (Sphaerhylaeus) Cockerell, 1929
- Hylaeus (Xenohylaeus) Michener, 1965
- Hylaeus subg. Prosopisteron
Native Bees — Batavia Coast and Midwest WAAustrothurgus Euhesma Exoneura Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus Hylaeus mysterium puella Hylaeus sanguinipictus Leioproctus Megachile aurifrons Megachile semiluctuosa Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii Meroglossa rubricata Thyreus waroonensis Trichocolletes
Insects — Batavia Coast and Midwest WANative Bees Wasps
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