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 (Prosopisteron) sanguinipictus 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 (Prosopisteron) sanguinipictus Hylaeus theodorei Hylaeus violaceus Hylaeus vittatifrons

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