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Euryglossina cardaleae
Euryglossina cardaleae, or Euryglossina (Quasihesma) cardaleae, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1968 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley.
From the article Euryglossina cardaleae on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species occurs in northern Australia. The type locality is the Hervey Range, some 46 km north-west of Townsville in North Queensland. It has also been recorded from the Top End of the Northern Territory and the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Melaleuca and Tristania 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 574367.