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Pachyprosopis angophorae
Pachyprosopis angophorae, or Pachyprosopis (Parapachyprosopis) angophorae, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1912.
From the article Pachyprosopis angophorae on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species occurs in northern and eastern Australia. Type localities include Sydney.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores that nest in termite soil at the bases of, or within, hollow trees. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora, Eucalyptus and Lomatia 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 1669462.