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Species Melitoma taurea - Morning Glory Turret Bee

Representative Images

Morning Glory Turret Bee - Melitoma taurea Black and white bee - Melitoma taurea Worker honey bee? - Melitoma taurea - male Melitoma taurea? - Melitoma taurea Bee species - Melitoma taurea Melitoma taurea Bee - Melitoma taurea - male Morning Glory Turret Bee - Melitoma taurea

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 Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily Apinae (Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees)
Tribe Emphorini (Chimney or Turret Bees)
Genus Melitoma
Species taurea (Morning Glory Turret Bee)

Explanation of Names

Author: Say, 1837

Size

Female 10-12.5 mm. Male 9.5-12 mm.

Range

Kansas to Virginia and Florida
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Season

March to May in Florida, June to September elsewhere

Food

The Hosts section on its Discover Life species page lists known associations based on specimen records and images. Pollen specialist on Calystegia R. Br., Ipomoea L. (Convolvulaceae)

Internet References

Discover Life
Encyclopedia of Life
Contributed by John S. Ascher on 29 June, 2010 - 2:43pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, hg
Last updated 13 October, 2020 - 10:20pm

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