White-Marked Masked Bee

White-Marked Masked Bee

Hylaeus philoleucus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Melbourne

In 3 days ~10%

5 Verified sightings at Melbourne
March Best month

About the White-Marked Masked Bee

Hylaeus philoleucus, or Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopoides) philoleucus, 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 1910. 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 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-Marked Masked Bee in Melbourne?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-Marked Masked Bee sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 808th most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-Marked Masked Bee in Melbourne?

Any time of year

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

Where else can you see a White-Marked Masked Bee?

Only Melbourne, in our data

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

Where does the White-Marked Masked Bee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-Marked Masked Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (5 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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