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Species Nomada pygmaea

Nomadinae, #1, dorsal - Nomada pygmaea - female Nomadinae, #1, lateral - Nomada pygmaea - female Nomadinae, #1, abdomen - Nomada pygmaea - female Nomadainae, #1, head - Nomada pygmaea - female Nomadinae, #5, dorsal - Nomada pygmaea - male Nomadinae, #5, abdomen - Nomada pygmaea - male Nomadinae, #5, head - Nomada pygmaea - male Nomada ruficornus group? - Nomada pygmaea - female
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 Nomadinae (Cuckoo Bees)
Tribe Nomadini (Nomad Bees)
Genus Nomada (Nomad Bees)
No Taxon (ruficornis species group, Typical Nomad Bees)
Species pygmaea (Nomada pygmaea)
Range
e. half of NA (map)
Food
Visits flowers from several families. The Hosts section on its Discover Life species page lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images.
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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