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Leioproctus ignicolor
Leioproctus ignicolor, or Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) ignicolor, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by Australian entomologist Glynn Maynard in 1992.
From the article Leioproctus ignicolor on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Female body length is about 10 mm, male body length 8 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black, the metasoma orange-red with black apex; the hair is white and black.
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Persoonia saundersiana and Persoonia teretifolia.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
In human culture
The specific epithet ignicolor (Latin: "fire" + "coloured") is an anatomical reference to the metasoma.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1164293.