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Species Eucera rosae

Long-horned bee (Eucerini) - Eucera rosae - male
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 Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily Apinae (Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees)
Tribe Eucerini (Longhorn Bees)
Genus Eucera
No Taxon (Subgenus Synhalonia)
Species rosae (Eucera rosae)
Explanation of Names
Author: Robertson, 1900
Size
Female 13-15 mm. Male 10.5-13.5 mm.
Identification
Very similar to atriventris. With fulvous pubescence
Range
Missouri to Ohio, Virginia and Florida
Season
April to June.
Food
Recorded on Linaria canadensis. The Hosts section on its Discover Life species page lists known associations based on specimen records and images.
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