Hylaeus nubilosus is a species of insect within the genus Hylaeus.[1] It is commonly referred to as the cloudy masked bee.
| Hylaeus nubilosus | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Hylaeus |
| Species: | H. nubilosus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Hylaeus nubilosus (Smith, 1853)
| |
Description
editHylaeus nubilosus is a medium-sized (6–9 mm) masked bee with a conspicuous yellow thoracic badge in the middle of the scutellum and metanotum.[2]
Range
editEndemic to the eastern States of Australia. It is also recorded from several suburban sites in the Perth region of southwestern Western Australia.[2]
Habitat
editHylaeus nubilosus prefers to nest in abandoned nests of mud-dauber wasps such as Sphecidae and potter wasps Eumeninae.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Hylaeus nubilosus". Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ a b c Prendergast, Kit. (2017). ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EAST AUSTRALIAN MASKED BEE HYLAEUS NUBILOSUS (SMITH) (HYMENOPTERA: COLLETIDAE: HYLAEINAE) IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Australian Entomologist. 44. 213–218.
 | This bee-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |