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Species Habropoda pallida

Representative Images

Anthophora? - Habropoda pallida - male Habropoda pallida - female Bee - Habropoda pallida - female Bee - Habropoda pallida - female Bee - Habropoda pallida - male Bee - Habropoda pallida - female Anthophora sp.? - Habropoda pallida - male Anthophora sp.? - Habropoda pallida - male

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 Anthophorini (Digger Bees)
Genus Habropoda
Species pallida (Habropoda pallida)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Emphoropsis pallida Timberlake, 1937
Habropoda pallida (Timberlake, 1937).

Range

West
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Food

Visits flowers from several families. The Hosts section on its Discover Life species page lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images.

Print References

Bohart, G. E., P. F. Torchio, Y. Maeta, and R. W. Rust. 1972. Notes on the biology of Emphoropsis pallida Timberlake. Jour. Kansas Entomo. Soc. 45:381-392 (Full Text)

Internet References

Discover Life
The Mating System of Habropoda pallida
Contributed by John S. Ascher on 11 March, 2014 - 8:43pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Aaron Schusteff, hg, PaleoJon
Last updated 8 May, 2021 - 1:40am

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