Hylaeus modestus

Hylaeus modestus, known generally as the modest masked bee or yellow-faced bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Hylaeus modestus
A male Hylaeus modestus, a masked bee found in the new gardens of Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Hylaeus
Species:
H. modestus
Binomial name
Hylaeus modestus
Say, 1837

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Hylaeus modestus:

  • Hylaeus modestus citrinifrons (lemon-fronted masked bee)
  • Hylaeus modestus modestus (eastern modest masked bee)

References

  1. "Hylaeus modestus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Hylaeus modestus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading


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