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Species Anthophora urbana

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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 Anthophora
No Taxon (Subgenus Mystacanthophora)
Species urbana (Anthophora urbana)
Range
Western. 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.
Internet References
Discover Life
Anthophora urbana urbana and Its Parasite, Xeromelecta californica (abstract)
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 23 September, 2006 - 6:14am
Additional contributions by H. Go
Last updated 28 March, 2014 - 11:36pm

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