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Capillate Leioproctus
Leioproctus capillatus
Leioproctus capillatus, or Leioproctus (Leioproctus) capillatus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by Australian entomologist Tarlton Rayment in 1935.
From the article Leioproctus capillatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Female body length is about 11 mm, the male 10 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black; the hair white through pale brown to golden.
Range & habitat
The species occurs in south-eastern Australia. The type locality is Wilsons Promontory. Other published localities in Victoria include Emerald and Mount Buffalo, as well as Mount Canobolas in New South Wales.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Leptospermum 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 894374.