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Xanthesma lucida
Xanthesma lucida, or Xanthesma (Argohesma) lucida, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1974 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley.
From the article Xanthesma lucida on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species occurs in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia. The type locality is 80 km west of Coolgardie.
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 574429.