Cloudy Masked Bee

Hylaeus nubilosus

"Hylaeus nubilosus" is a species of insect within the genus "Hylaeus". It is commonly referred to as the cloudy masked bee.
Masked Bee (Hylaeus nubilosus) About 11 mm long, this black bee had yellow marks on the thorax and legs. The scutellum was also a bright yellow. Barely visible in the photo is the bright yellow patch on the face which gives these family of bees the common name of "masked bee". Australia,Geotagged,Hylaeus nubilosus,Spring

Appearance

"Hylaeus nubilosus" is a medium-sized masked bee with a conspicuous yellow thoracic badge in the middle of the scutellum and metanotum.
Hylaeus nubilosus, cloudy masked bee Cloudy masked bees are black and have 1 large yellow dot on their back and 1 smaller yellow dot on each side of their wings, there head has 2 white lines running length wise next to their eyes. Australia,Geotagged,Hylaeus nubilosus

Habitat

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

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyColletidae
GenusHylaeus
SpeciesH. nubilosus
Photographed in
Australia