Brachymelecta californica (Cresson, 1878) is a animal in the Apidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Brachymelecta californica (Cresson, 1878)

Brachymelecta californica (Cresson, 1878)

Brachymelecta californica, the California digger-cuckoo bee, is an Apidae cuckoo bee species found in North and Central America.

Family
Genus
Brachymelecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Brachymelecta californica (Cresson, 1878)

Brachymelecta californica, commonly called the California digger-cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee belonging to the family Apidae. This species occurs in Central America and North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Apidae Brachymelecta

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