Hylaeus spp – Masked BeeHylaeus (Prosopisteron) Hylaeus albonitens Hylaeus alcyoneus Hylaeus constrictiformis Hylaeus douglasi Hylaeus elegans Hylaeus euxanthus Hylaeus maiellus Hylaeus nubilosus Hylaeus proximus Hylaeus ruficeps Hylaeus theodorei Hylaeus violaceus Hylaeus vittatifrons

Photographs © Gary Taylor

Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) vittatifrons, location Midwest, Western Australia.

Hylaeus vittatifrons, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus vittatifrons, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus vittatifrons, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus vittatifrons, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus vittatifrons, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus vittatifrons, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus vittatifrons, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus vittatifrons, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus vittatifrons, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus vittatifrons, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus vittatifrons, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Hylaeus vittatifrons, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor

  • 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: infrageneric Prosopisteron
  • Species: Hylaeus vittatifrons (Cockerell, 1913)

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs and text contribution © Gary Taylor, Midwestern, WA

Hylaeus spp – Masked BeeHylaeus (Prosopisteron) Hylaeus albonitens Hylaeus alcyoneus Hylaeus constrictiformis Hylaeus douglasi Hylaeus elegans Hylaeus euxanthus Hylaeus maiellus Hylaeus nubilosus Hylaeus nubilosus Mud nest Hylaeus nubilosus Yellow Mask / White Mask Hylaeus proximus Hylaeus ruficeps Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) ruficeps ruficeps Hylaeus theodorei Hylaeus violaceus Hylaeus vittatifrons

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