Like many native species, yellow-faced bees, once so abundant across the Hawaiian Islands, have experienced extensive range reductions, population declines, and extinctions over the last 100 years. They are still listed as endangered.
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Arthropoda
Class- Insecta
Order- Hymenoptera
Family- Colletidae
Subfamily- Hylaeinae
Genus- Hylaeus
References
Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, November 22). Hylaeus (bee). Wikipedia. Retrieved November 28, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylaeus_(bee)
Nalo Meli Maoli (Yellow-Faced Bees). Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Native Ecosystems Protection & Management. (2022, November 7). Retrieved November 28, 2022, from https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/ecosystems/hip/species/nalo-meli-maoli/
Google. (n.d.). Google search. Retrieved November 28, 2022, from https://www.google.com/search?q=yellow%2Bfaced%2Bbee&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&vet=1&fir=HXb3KzneDrXcNM%252C4rS8Wrmh38g5hM%252C_%253BDWIFNESZ6Smk5M%252CB5faDZ7bozLhcM%252C_%253B3grvR_EN37Ue9M%252CVpb1kEhiELD61M%252C_%253BrH9yB0dsz19XSM%252CP9p4ZpSRtbBnnM%252C_%253B-kN4N3jYp7dcGM%252CB5faDZ7bozLhcM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kTXdl9CLEuhNJsVM9b0FBbLup5Egg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiklMjugdD7AhVRlmoFHfNfDPoQ_h16BAhpEAE#imgrc=3grvR_EN37Ue9M