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Callomelitta nigra
Callomelitta nigra is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1929 by Australian entomologist Tarlton Rayment.
From the article Callomelitta nigra on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species occurs in south-eastern Australia. The type locality is Cann River, Victoria.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are solitary flying mellivores that nest in rotting wood. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Leptospermum 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 636897.