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Leioproctus leai
Leioproctus leai, or Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) leai, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1913.
From the article Leioproctus leai on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Female body length is about 12 mm. Colouration is mainly glossy black, the abdomen metallic, with white and cream to reddish-brown hair.
Range & habitat
The species occurs across Australia. Type localities include Ulverstone, Tasmania; Oakleigh, Victoria; and Yallingup, Western Australia.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Bursaria spinosa as well as Carpobrotus, Brassica, Eucalyptus and Melaleuca 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 896795.