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Xanthesma robusta
Xanthesma robusta, or Xanthesma (Chaetohesma) robusta, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1978 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley.
From the article Xanthesma robusta on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species occurs in inland Far North Queensland. The type locality is 15 km east of Forsayth. Other published localities are Georgetown and Mount Surprise.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus species.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
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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 574424.