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Species Hylaeus schwarzii - Hylaeus schwarzii 0

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)
Family Colletidae (Cellophane, Plasterer, Masked, and Allied Bees)
Genus Hylaeus (Masked Bees)
No Taxon (Subgenus Prosopis)
Species schwarzii (Hylaeus schwarzii 0)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hylaeus schwarzii (Cockerell, 1896)
Prosapis schwarzii Cockerell, 1896
Prosopis fossata Metz, 1911
Identification
See Discover Life reference for complete description and cited references (1)
Range
Massachusetts to Florida (1)
Habitat
Appears most commonly along the coast, particularly near salt marshes (1)
Season
April to September in the North, to December in Florida (1)
Food
Known to feed on legumes Melilotus albus, Medicago lupulina, and aquatic plant Hydrocotyle umbellata (1)
Internet References
Discover Life – detailed description, images, and source references (1)
BOLD Systems - images of DNA supported specimens (2)