Red-Headed Masked Bee

Red-Headed Masked Bee

Hylaeus ruficeps

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Brisbane

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

7 Verified sightings at Brisbane
October Best month

About the Red-Headed Masked Bee

Hylaeus ruficeps, or Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) ruficeps, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by English entomologist Frederick Smith in 1853. 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 Red-Headed Masked Bee in Brisbane?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Headed Masked Bee sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 856th 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 Red-Headed Masked Bee in Brisbane?

Any time of year

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

Where else can you see a Red-Headed Masked Bee?

Only Brisbane, in our data

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

Where does the Red-Headed Masked Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red-Headed Masked Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (7 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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