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Species Habropoda depressa

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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 (Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees)
Family Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily Apinae (Honey, Bumble, Long-horned, Orchid, and Digger Bees)
Tribe Anthophorini (Anthophorine Bees)
Genus Habropoda
Species depressa (Habropoda depressa)
Explanation of Names
Author: Fowler
Numbers
9 species
Range
West.
Discover Life 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.
Life Cycle
solitary, ground nesting. Adults are active from February to early June in California.
Internet References
Discover Life
Nesting biology of Habropoda depressa. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 12 May, 2006 - 6:08am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Hartmut Wisch, H. Go
Last updated 28 March, 2014 - 11:15pm

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