Macropis nuda: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Melittidae
- Genus
- Macropis
- Species
- Macropis nuda
- Scientific Name
- Macropis nuda
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Macropis nuda
Macropis nuda is a ground nesting, univoltine bee native to northern parts of North America. Thus, this species cocoons as pupae and hibernates over the winter. The species is unusual as it is an oligolectic bee, foraging exclusively for floral oils and pollen from Primulaceae of the species Lysimachia ciliata.
...Macropis nuda in languages:
- English
- Dark-legged Yellow Loosestrife Bee
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