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Species Coelioxys mexicanus

Cuckoo-leaf-cutter Bee - Coelioxys mexicanus - male

Cuckoo-leaf-cutter Bee - Coelioxys mexicanus

Cuckoo Leafcutter - Coelioxys mexicanus - 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 Megachilini (Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, and Sharptail bees)

Genus Coelioxys (Sharptail Bees)

No Taxon (Subgenus Haplocoelioxys, now included in subgenus Glyptocoelioxys)

Species mexicanus (Coelioxys mexicanus)

Explanation of Names

Author: Cresson, 1878

Size

Female: 12 mm. Male: 11-12 mm

Range

Texas to North Carolina and Florida, south through Mexico to Central America.

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Season

April to November

Food

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

Internet References

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Contributed by John S. Ascher on 31 October, 2010 - 12:50pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, hg, PaleoJon
Last updated 25 September, 2021 - 6:06am

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