Slender-faced Masked Bee Hylaeus leptocephalus (Morawitz, 1870)     
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Colletidae   >   Genus Hylaeus   

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In Maryland, this species is almost completely restricted to weedy urban lots and industrial tracts. Railroad lines are especially favorable. (S. Droege, pers. comm.)

There are 17 records in the project database.

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Slender-faced Masked Bee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/8/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Slender-faced Masked Bee in Dorchester Co., Maryland. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)(More of this species)

A female Slender-faced Masked Bee in Dorchester Co., Maryland. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Slender-faced Masked Bee in Dorchester Co., Maryland. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

Slender-faced Masked Bee in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/6/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Slender-faced Masked Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/12/2023). (c) Joe MDO, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joe MDO via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A male Slender-faced Masked Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/22/2010). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Stephen Schueman. (MBP list)

A male Slender-faced Masked Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/22/2010). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Stephen Schueman. (MBP list)

A male Slender-faced Masked Bee in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/22/2010). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Stephen Schueman. (MBP list)

A male Slender-faced Masked Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/3/2008). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A male Slender-faced Masked Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/3/2008). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A male Slender-faced Masked Bee in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/3/2008). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)


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