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Leioproctus erythropyga
Leioproctus erythropyga, or Leioproctus (Odontocolletes) erythropyga, 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 1997.
From the article Leioproctus erythropyga on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Female body length is 9 mm, male body length 9 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black, with orange-red on the female caudal fimbria and the posterior segments of the male metasoma.
Range & habitat
The species occurs in arid western and central Australia. The type locality is 8 km north of Kulgera, Northern Territory.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eremophila freelingii.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
In human culture
The specific epithet erythropyga (Latin: "red-rumped") is an anatomical reference to the distinctive caudal colouration.
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 1167586.