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Xanthesma eremica
Xanthesma eremica, or Xanthesma (Argohesma) eremica, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1969 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley.
From the article Xanthesma eremica on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species occurs in inland Australia. The type locality is MacDonald Downs Station, north-east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Other published localities include Mica Creek near Mount Isa in north-west Queensland, Markaranka and Morgan in South Australia, and Gunbower in Victoria.
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 574438.