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Hylaeus bidentatus
Hylaeus bidentatus, or Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) bidentatus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by English entomologist Frederick Smith in 1853.
From the article Hylaeus bidentatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is simply "New Holland". It has been recorded from Stradbroke Island and near Noosa in south-east Queensland.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Banksia 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 1586487.