Hairy masked Bee

Hylaeus hyalinatus · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Colletidae

Also called: Hairy Yellow-face Bee, Hyaline Masked Bee

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Hairy masked Bee
Photo: lult, CC BY

Hylaeus hyalinatus belongs to the bee family Colletidae. It occurs in Europe, including Great Britain.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Hylaeus hyalinatus is a species of bee in the family Colletidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

This bee can be found in Europe, such as Great Britain.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 7 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey, Wisconsin.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: introduced in Canada. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Hairy masked Bee photo 2
Photo: Nash Turley, CC BY
Hairy masked Bee photo 3
Photo: Cecil Smith, CC BY
Hairy masked Bee photo 4
Photo: Amy Schnebelin, CC BY
Hairy masked Bee photo 5
Photo: Nash Turley, CC BY

Same family (Colletidae)

Unequal Cellophane BeeUnequal Cellophane BeeColletes inaequalisIvy Cellophane BeeIvy Cellophane BeeColletes hederaeModest Masked BeeModest Masked BeeHylaeus modestusEarly Cellophane BeeEarly Cellophane BeeColletes cuniculariusRufous-backed Cellophane BeeRufous-backed Cellophane BeeColletes thoracicusSlender-faced Masked BeeSlender-faced Masked BeeHylaeus leptocephalus

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylaeus_hyalinatus

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.

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