Lithurgopsis apicalis
Appearance
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Megachilidae |
Genus: | Lithurgopsis |
Species: | L. apicalis
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Binomial name | |
Lithurgopsis apicalis (Cresson, 1875)
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Lithurgopsis apicalis, the orange-tipped woodborer, is a species of woodborer bee in the family Megachilidae.[1][2][3] Adults commonly visit flowers of Cactaceae, Malvaceae, and Asteraceae, with nests built in stalks of Agave.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lithurgopsis apicalis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Sharkey M.J. (2007). Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera.
- ^ "Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera", Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. Cladistics 28(1): 80-112.
- ^ [1]
Further reading
[edit]- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.