Hylaeus (Planihylaeus) trilobatus

Mount Annan, NSW

Hylaeus (Planihylaeus) trilobatus at Mount Annan, NSW - 13 Sep 2023
Hylaeus (Planihylaeus) trilobatus at Mount Annan, NSW - 13 Sep 2023
Hylaeus (Planihylaeus) trilobatus at Mount Annan, NSW - 13 Sep 2023
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Identification history

Hylaeus (Planihylaeus) trilobatus 16 Sep 2023 michael.batley
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) primulipictus 16 Sep 2023 michael.batley
Colletidae (family) 16 Sep 2023 JudeWright

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2 comments

   16 Sep 2023
It is either H. primulipictus or H. trilobatus. The only simple way to distinguish females is by dark marks in the wings of H. primulipictus.
JudeWright wrote:
   17 Sep 2023
I thought they looked like Hylaeus but I was thrown because they didn’t appear to have facial markings. Thanks Michael.

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 13 Sep 2023 01:06 PM Recorded on
  • JudeWright Recorded by

Species information

  • Hylaeus (Planihylaeus) trilobatus Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 128.77m to 129.33m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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