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Species Stelis louisae

Cuckoo Bee - Stelis louisae? - Stelis louisae

Mammoth Spring-0BG.J.2012-01 - Stelis louisae - 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 Megachilidae (Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies)

Subfamily Megachilinae (Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives)

Tribe Anthidiini (Wool-carder, Resin, Pebble, and Allied Bees)

Genus Stelis

No Taxon (Subgenus Dolichostelis)

Species louisae (Stelis louisae)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Stelis floridana Graenicher, 1928

Dolichostelis louisae (Cockerell, 1911)

Orig. comb.: Stelis louisae Cockerell, 1911

Explanation of Names

Stelis louisae Cockerell, 1911

louisae = Latinized form of Louis/Louise, by extension perhaps used to refer to the state of Louisiana

Range

Eastern half of US

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Season

March to September.

Food

Recorded on Helianthus. The Hosts section on its Discover Life species page lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images.

Internet References

Discover Life

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 10 September, 2007 - 3:30pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, John S. Ascher, hg, PaleoJon
Last updated 19 August, 2021 - 11:53am

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