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Antipodes Callomelitta
Callomelitta antipodes
Callomelitta antipodes is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1853 by English entomologist Frederick Smith.
From the article Callomelitta antipodes on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species occurs across much of Australia. The type locality is Sydney in New South Wales.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are solitary flying mellivores that nest in rotting wood. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Bursaria and Leptospermum 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 578185.