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Modest Meroglossa
Meroglossa modesta
Meroglossa modesta is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1975 by Australian entomologist Terry Houston.
From the article Meroglossa modesta on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is Charleville, Queensland.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Atalaya, Callistemon, Eucalyptus and Loranthus 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 896743.