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Orange-tailed Masked Bee
Hylaeus maiellus
Hylaeus maiellus, or Hylaeus (Rhodohylaeus) maiellus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by Australian entomologist Tarlton Rayment in 1935.
From the article Hylaeus maiellus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Male body length is about 5 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black and red.
Range & habitat
The species occurs in northern, eastern and south-eastern Australia. The type locality is Borroloola in the Northern Territory. Other published localities include Edungalba and Glenmorgan, Queensland, as well as Gunbower in Victoria.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Callistemon and 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 894257.