Coelioxys rufitarsis
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Species of bee
| Coelioxys rufitarsis | |
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| Female | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Coelioxys |
| Species: | C. rufitarsis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coelioxys rufitarsis Smith, 1854
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Coelioxys rufitarsis, common name red-legged cuckoo leafcutter bee,[1] is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It is native to North America.[2]
This cuckoo bee parasitizes the nests of several other bee species, including Megachile latimanus , M. melanophoea ,[2] and M. perihirta .[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ Webmaster, David Ratz. "Red-legged Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee - Montana Field Guide". fieldguide.mt.gov. Retrieved 2022年10月20日.
- ^ a b Mitchell, T.B. 1962. Bees of the Eastern United States. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin No. 152. Accessed through discoverlife.org on 11 August 2017.
- ^ Cuckoo Bees. UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab.
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