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Amegilla
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Amegilla

Amegilla is a large genus of bees in the tribe Anthophorini. Several species have blue metallic bands on the abdomen, and are referred to as "blue-banded bees".

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12 branches of this group, most-observed first

Four-striped Digger Bee

speciesAmegilla quadrifasciata

Amegilla garrula

speciesAmegilla garrula

Amegilla canifrons

speciesAmegilla canifrons

Calico Banded Digger Bee

speciesAmegilla capensis

Amegilla confusa

speciesAmegilla confusa

Amegilla ochroleuca

speciesAmegilla ochroleuca

Amegilla natalensis

speciesAmegilla natalensis

Amegilla incana

speciesAmegilla incana

Amegilla xerophila

speciesAmegilla xerophila

Amegilla mongolica

speciesAmegilla mongolica

Amegilla farinosa

speciesAmegilla farinosa

Amegilla mauritanica

speciesAmegilla mauritanica

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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 578056.