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Bituberculate Masked Bee
Hylaeus bituberculatus
Hylaeus bituberculatus, or Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopoides) bituberculatus, 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 1879.
From the article Hylaeus bituberculatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species occurs in south-eastern Australia. Type localities include Melbourne, Sandringham, Gorae West, Kiata and Cann River in Victoria, as well as Launceston, Tasmania, and Blackheath, New South Wales.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora, Banksia, Boronia, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Hypochaeris 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 893435.