Hylaeus sparsus (Cresson, 1869)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Colletidae   >   Genus Hylaeus   

Description:

Nests are categorized as hollow or pithy stems, and social behavior is categorized as solitary to communal (Selfridge et al., 2017).

There are 11 records in the project database.

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A female Hylaeus sparsus (lateral) collected by Jessica Rykken in Shenandoah NP, Virginia. Photographed by Sydney Price. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A Hylaeus sparsus (left side) in Not Maryland (6/17/2017). Collected by Jessica Rykken. Image processing by Sydney Price. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Hylaeus sparsus (dorsal) collected by Jessica Rykken in Shenandoah NP, Virginia. Photographed by Sydney Price. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A Hylaeus sparsus in Not Maryland (6/17/2017). Collected by Jessica Rykken. Image processing by Sydney Price. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Hylaeus sparsus (face) collected by Jessica Rykken in Shenandoah NP, Virginia. Photographed by Sydney Price. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A Hylaeus sparsus in Not Maryland Co., Maryland (6/17/2017). Collected by Jessica Rykken. Image processing by Sydney Price. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)


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