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Epeolus
Epeolus is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. They are often known as variegated cuckoo-bees. The species is uncommon to rare, and has strong patterns of black and white on the thorax and abdomen. These patterns are made of tiny fat hairs lying flush with the integument or "skin" of the bee. Species of the genus are easily mistaken for those of the genus Triepeolus, but are often smaller.
34 branches of this group, most-observed first
Black-thighed Cellophane-cuckoo Bee
speciesEpeolus variegatus
Epeolus fallax
speciesEpeolus fallax
Red-thighed Cellophane-cuckoo Bee
speciesEpeolus cruciger
Epeolus alpinus
speciesEpeolus alpinus
Red-footed Cellophane-Cuckoo
speciesEpeolus tarsalis
Epeolus transitorius
speciesEpeolus transitorius
Epeolus coreanus
speciesEpeolus coreanus
Epeolus julliani
speciesEpeolus julliani
Epeolus schummeli
speciesEpeolus schummeli
Epeolus natalensis
speciesEpeolus natalensis
Epeolus rasmonti
speciesEpeolus rasmonti
Epeolus compar
speciesEpeolus compar
Epeolus flavociliatus
speciesEpeolus flavociliatus
Epeolus sigillatus
speciesEpeolus sigillatus
Epeolus intermedius
speciesEpeolus intermedius
Epeolus aureovestitus
speciesEpeolus aureovestitus
Epeolus peregrinus
speciesEpeolus peregrinus
Epeolus productulus
speciesEpeolus productulus
Epeolus melectiformis
speciesEpeolus melectiformis
Epeolus cestus
speciesEpeolus cestus
Epeolus rufothoracicus
speciesEpeolus rufothoracicus
Epeolus fulviventris
speciesEpeolus fulviventris
Epeolus assamensis
speciesEpeolus assamensis
Epeolus rufothoracicius
speciesEpeolus rufothoracicius
Epeolus pygmaeorum
speciesEpeolus pygmaeorum
Epeolus caffer
speciesEpeolus caffer
Epeolus friesei
speciesEpeolus friesei
Epeolus pubescens
speciesEpeolus pubescens
Epeolus ibericus
speciesEpeolus ibericus
Epeolus bischoffi
speciesEpeolus bischoffi
Epeolus alatus
speciesEpeolus alatus
Epeolus amabilis
speciesEpeolus amabilis
Epeolus siculus
speciesEpeolus siculus
Epeolus fasciatus
speciesEpeolus fasciatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 1671683.