Healesville Masked Bee

Healesville Masked Bee

Hylaeus aralis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Brisbane

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

17 Verified sightings at Brisbane
October Best month

About the Healesville Masked Bee

Hylaeus aralis, or Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) aralis, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1916. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Healesville Masked Bee in Brisbane?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Healesville Masked Bee sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 760th most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Healesville Masked Bee in Brisbane?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Healesville Masked Bee in Brisbane on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Where else can you see a Healesville Masked Bee?

Only Brisbane, in our data

Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Healesville Masked Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Healesville Masked Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Healesville Masked Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (17 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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