Yellow-faced Bee Hylaeus modestus Say, 1837    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Colletidae   >   Genus Hylaeus   

Description:

Nests are categorized as hollow or pithy stems, and social behavior is categorized as solitary to communal (Selfridge et al., 2017).

There are 84 records in the project database.

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Yellow-faced Bee in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/16/2021). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/23/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/23/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A Yellow-faced Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/6/2014). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bees mating in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/3/2007). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide who notes "mating shots may be the only identifiable photos we can get of the female of this species." Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bees mating in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/3/2007). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/10/2017). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/10/2017). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/7/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/24/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/20/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Hylaeus modestus in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/10/2014). Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/10/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/3/2020). (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Even Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/26/2020). (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Even Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/3/2020). (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Even Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/7/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/14/2020). (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jenny Glenn via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Yellow-faced Bee in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/20/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)


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