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Callohesma flava
Callohesma flava is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1974 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley.
From the article Callohesma flava on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species occurs in northern Australia. The type locality is Mount Isa in north-west Queensland. It has also been recorded from nearby Lake Moondarra as well as from MacDonald Downs Station in the Northern Territory.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus species.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1544575.