Hylaeus nubilosus is a species of insect within the genus Hylaeus.[1] It is commonly referred to as the cloudy masked bee.

Hylaeus nubilosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Hylaeus
Species:
H. nubilosus
Binomial name
Hylaeus nubilosus
(Smith, 1853)

Description

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Hylaeus nubilosus is a medium-sized (6–9 mm) masked bee with a conspicuous yellow thoracic badge in the middle of the scutellum and metanotum.[2]

Range

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Endemic to the eastern States of Australia. It is also recorded from several suburban sites in the Perth region of southwestern Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

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Hylaeus nubilosus prefers to nest in abandoned nests of mud-dauber wasps such as Sphecidae and potter wasps Eumeninae.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hylaeus nubilosus". Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  2. ^ a b c Prendergast, Kit. (2017). ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EAST AUSTRALIAN MASKED BEE HYLAEUS NUBILOSUS (SMITH) (HYMENOPTERA: COLLETIDAE: HYLAEINAE) IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Australian Entomologist. 44. 213–218.