Hylaeus nubilosus explained

Hylaeus nubilosus is a species of insect within the genus Hylaeus.[1] It is commonly referred to as the cloudy masked bee.

Description

Hylaeus 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

Endemic to the eastern States of Australia. It is also recorded from several suburban sites in the Perth region of southwestern Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

Hylaeus nubilosus prefers to nest in abandoned nests of mud-dauber wasps such as Sphecidae and potter wasps Eumeninae.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hylaeus nubilosus . 2023-01-08 . en.
  2. Prendergast, Kit. (2017). ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EAST AUSTRALIAN MASKED BEE HYLAEUS NUBILOSUS (SMITH) (HYMENOPTERA: COLLETIDAE: HYLAEINAE) IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Australian Entomologist. 44. 213–218.