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Species Caupolicana ocellata

Colletidae - Caupolicana ocellata Colletidae - Caupolicana ocellata
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 Colletidae (Cellophane, Plasterer, Masked, and Allied Bees)
Subfamily Diphaglossinae
Genus Caupolicana
Species ocellata (Caupolicana ocellata)
Explanation of Names
Caupolicana (Caupolicana) ocellata Michener, 1966(1)

The name was suggested by Padre J. S. Moure and is a reference to the enormous ocelli.(1)
Size
Male: Length 14-15 mm; wing length 11½-12 mm.(1)
Female : Length 15-16 mm; wing length 11-12 mm.(1)
Range
sw. US (KS-TX-CO-NM-AZ), Mexico: Chihuahua.
Season
June - September
Print References
Michener, 1966 (1)