Cloudy Masked Bee

Hylaeus nubilosus, or Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is also known as the cloudy masked bee. It is native to Australia and New Guinea. It was described by English entomologist Frederick Smith in 1853.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Cloudy Masked Bee being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Hylaeus honestus
• Amphylaeus obscuriceps
• Hylaeus rotundiceps
• Meroglossa itamuca
• Amphylaeus morosus
• Hylaeus primulipictus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Colletidae

Genus

Hylaeus

Species

Hylaeus nubilosus

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