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Species Coelioxys rufitarsis

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)
Family Megachilidae (Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies)
Subfamily Megachilinae (Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives)
Tribe Megachilini (Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, and Sharptail bees)
Genus Coelioxys (Sharptail Bees)
No Taxon (Subgenus Boreocoelioxys)
Species rufitarsis (Coelioxys rufitarsis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Coelioxys rufitarsus; Coelioxys dubitata; Coelioxys coloradensis
Explanation of Names
Author: Smith
Range
British Columbia and California to Nova Scotia, the New England states, North Carolina and Georgia.
Season
June to October.
Food
The Hosts section on its Discover Life species page lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images.
Remarks
Cleptoparasite of Megachile latimanus and M. melanophaea. (Mitchell, T.B., 1962)
Print References
Mitchell, T.B. 1962 Bees of the Eastern United States. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin No. 152.
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