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Masked Bee

Family Colletidae, Hylaeine

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Field Notes

Description:

5 to 7 mm long Black with yellow and white markings on the thorax. Thin pale bands marking sections of abdomen and may have yellow spots between the antenna

Notes:

This specimen has more yellow markings on the thorax than the bees in the reference so the scientific name given here do not attempt to list species

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PublishedMarch 2, 2013

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