masked bee

DETAILSDISTRIBUTION

Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps

    

Size
female 8 mm; male 6.5 mm

Identifying Characteristics
Black bees of moderate size with yellow markings on the back. Very like A. nubilosellus but female without any pale marks next to the eyes and male without pale stripes on the mandibles.

Flower Visiting Records

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Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Amphylaeus
Subgenus: Agogenohylaeus
Species: obscuriceps