Coelioxys rufitarsis, common name red-legged cuckoo leafcutter bee,[1] is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It is native to North America.[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Megachilidae |
Genus: | Coelioxys |
Species: | C. rufitarsis
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Binomial name | |
Coelioxys rufitarsis Smith, 1854
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This cuckoo bee parasitizes the nests of several other bee species, including Megachile latimanus, M. melanophoea,[2] and M. perihirta.[3]
References
edit- ^ Webmaster, David Ratz. "Red-legged Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee - Montana Field Guide". fieldguide.mt.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Cuckoo Bees. UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab.