Dotted Masked Bee

Hylaeus clypearis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae

Israel is home to about 1100 described species of bees. A partial list is given below, with around 850 species as of 2014. Bee taxonomy and nomenclature are in accordance with the Discover Life website.

Distribution

Dotted Masked Bee — (c) Albert Cardona, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 42Switzerland · 37Spain · 5France · 3Germany · 3

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Albert Cardona, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionList of bees of Israel, Wikipedia contributors

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