Epeolus lectoides Robertson, 1901 is a animal in the Apidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Epeolus lectoides Robertson, 1901

Epeolus lectoides Robertson, 1901

Epeolus lectoides is a cuckoo bee species in Apidae found in North America that parasitizes two Colletes bee species.

Family
Genus
Epeolus
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Epeolus lectoides Robertson, 1901

Epeolus lectoides, commonly known as the cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee belonging to the family Apidae. This species is found in North America. Its known hosts are the bee species Colletes latitarsis and Colletes nudus.

Photo: (c) Martin R. Lucas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Martin R. Lucas · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Apidae Epeolus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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