Biology:Hylaeus modestus
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Short description: Species of bee
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| A male Hylaeus modestus, a masked bee found in the new gardens of Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Hylaeus |
| Species: | H. modestus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hylaeus modestus Say, 1837
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Hylaeus modestus, also known as the modest masked bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.[2][3]
Behavior
H. modestus has been found to exhibit gynandromorphism, which is a rare occurrence among bee species. Specifically, the observed specimen demonstrated bilaterally asymmetric male and female characteristics except for the male genitalia.[4]
It is a generalist forager, and it nests in stems and cavities.[5]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Hylaeus modestus Modest Yellow-faced Bee". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.744925/Hylaeus_modestus. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hylaeus modestus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=154347. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Hylaeus modestus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1349446. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ Lightburn, K.; Van Acker, R.; Raine, N.E. (2022). "The first gynandromorph record of the North American bee Hylaeus modestus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae)". Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 153. https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/eso/article/view/6957.
- ↑ Onuferko, T.M.; Kutby, R.; Richards, M.H. (2015). "A list of bee species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) recorded from three municipalities in the Niagara region of Ontario, including a new record of Lasioglossum furunculum Gibbs (Halictidae) in Canada". Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 146. https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/eso/article/view/3692.
<ref> tag with name "Duffield1980" defined in <references> is not used in prior text.Further reading
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Apidae. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Duffield, R. M.; Fernandes, A.; McKay, S.; Wheeler, J. W.; Snelling, R. R. (1 January 1980). "Chemistry of the exocrine secretions of Hylaeus modestus (Hymenoptera: colletidae)". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Comparative Biochemistry 67 (1): 159–162. doi:10.1016/0305-0491(80)90287-4.
Wikidata ☰ Q2918258 entry
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