Coelioxys rufitarsis

Coelioxys rufitarsis is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It is native to North America.[1]

Coelioxys rufitarsis
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C. rufitarsis
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Coelioxys rufitarsis
Smith, 1854

This cuckoo bee parasitizes the nests of several other bee species, including Megachile latimanus, M. melanophoea,[1] and M. perihirta.[2]

References

  1. Mitchell, T.B. 1962. Bees of the Eastern United States. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin No. 152. Accessed through discoverlife.org on 11 August 2017.
  2. Cuckoo Bees. UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab.


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