Eulaema nigrita
Eulaema nigrita | |
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Eulaema nigrita on a Periandra mediterranea flower | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Eulaema |
Species: | E. nigrita |
Binomial name | |
Eulaema nigrita Lepeletier, 1841 | |
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Eulaema nigrita is a species of large-bodied bee in the tribe Euglossini, the orchid bees.[1][2] It is commonly known as the black orchid bee. It is found from Costa Rica through northern Argentina. The species nests in pre-existing cavities.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eulaema nigrita". animaldiversity.org. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Eulaema nigrita Lepeletier, 1841". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Silva, da; Inês, Cláudia; Bordon, Gomes; Filho, Correia da Rocha; Garófalo, Carlos Alberto (1990-01-06). "The importance of plant diversity in maintaining the pollinator bee, Eulaema nigrita (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in sweet passion fruit fields". Revista de Biología Tropical. 60 (4): 1553–1565. ISSN 0034-7744. Retrieved 2024-07-29.