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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies (Megachilidae) » Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives (Megachilinae) » Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, and Sharptail bees (Megachilini) » Sharptail Bees (Coelioxys) » Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys (Coelioxys Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys) » Coelioxys modestus

Species Coelioxys modestus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References
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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 (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 Megachilini (Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, and Sharptail bees)
Genus Coelioxys (Sharptail Bees)
No Taxon (Subgenus Cyrtocoelioxys)
Species modestus (Coelioxys modestus)
Explanation of Names
Author: Smith, 1854
Size
Female: 8-13 mm. Male: 7-12 mm
Range
Nebraska to Quebec and the New England states, south to Texas and Florida.
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Season
March to August
Food
The Hosts section on its Discover Life species page lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images.
Remarks
Coelioxys modestus hosts include Megachile centuncularis and M. campanulae wilmingtoni. (Mitchell, T.B., 1962)
Print References
Mitchell, T.B. 1962 Bees of the Eastern United States. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin No. 152.
Internet References
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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 11 February, 2008 - 9:54pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, John S. Ascher, hg, PaleoJon
Last updated 20 February, 2022 - 5:04am

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