Colletidae
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The Colletidae are a family of bees, and are often referred to collectively as plasterer bees or polyester bees, due to the method of smoothing the walls of their nest cells with secretions applied wi
Colletes daviesanus 2005.07.17 11.08.11
Unequal cellophane bee (Colletes inaequalis)
Hylaeus sp. on Allium flower.
Hylaeus (bee)
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Hylaeus is a large and diverse cosmopolitan genus within the bee family Colletidae. This genus is also known as the yellow-faced bees or masked bees. This genus is the only truly globally distributed
Colletidae
…most species live in South America and Australia. Over 50% of all bee species living in Australia belong to this family. Only the genera Colletes and Hylaeus can be found in Europe, while in the Western Hemisphere, in addition to these two, the genera Caupolicana, Eulonchopria, and Ptiloglossa are found…
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A Schwarz's Masked Bee (Hylaeus schwarzii) observed foraging in Coconut Creek, Florida.
Hylaeus leptocephalus
A male round-headed masked bee (Hylaeus rotundiceps) observed in Seymour, Australia.