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Euryglossa depressa
Euryglossa depressa is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1853 by English entomologist Frederick Smith. It was extensively synonymised in 1976 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley.
From the article Euryglossa depressa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Body length is 9 mm. Head and thorax are glossy black, the abdomen a satiny dark green.
Range & habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. Published localities include Adelaide, Portland in Victoria, and Kelvin Grove in Brisbane.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus and 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 894339.