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Hyphesma atromicans
Hyphesma atromicans is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1913 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.
From the article Hyphesma atromicans on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species occurs in much of southern Australia. Type localities include Purnong in South Australia, Brisbane in south-east Queensland, as well as Sandringham, Eltham and Mount Buffalo in Victoria.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores that nest in soil. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Leptospermum, Angophora, Bursaria, Celmisia, Eucalyptus, Goodenia, Jacksonia, Olearia and Tristania 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 893632.