Another native bee during teaching this week. This one is a masked bee (Hylaeus sp.) They (usually) have facial markings, typically in bright yellow - hence the name. #hylaeus #wildoz #nativebee #entomology #australianbees

Wee lil bee among the common milkweed buds. 📸 Olympus 90mm ISO200 f10 1/250

Masked bee
(Hylaeus)
on common milkweed
yesterday in Chicago

These are little milkweed flower buds, so, yeah, this is a wee lil native bee in its landscape.

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Beautiful, tiny Yellow-faced Bee, probably Hylaeus communis, feeding on Bramble blossom.
#SolitaryBees #Hylaeus #Hymenoptera

I Make Tiny Friends Wherever I Go...a series

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Female common yellow-face bee (Hylaeus cummunis).

The typical markings, tho in males the species we have around here tend to be almost fully whitecor yellow.

First "lemon bee" of the year! #Hylaeus 😃
While the english speaking world named the group after the markings on their faces, sweeds named them after the scent they release when disturbed (tho it seems it might be used in social interactions aswell). First time i get to experience the smell too 😯

Little bee masked face and antennae centered on yellow rose anthers, red rose fills background

Masked bee (Hylaeus) / rose

June on back yard’s roses 🥀
A very small bee, most often confused for a gnat.

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