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Euhesma filicis

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Euhesma filicis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Euhesma
Species:
E. filicis
Binomial name
Euhesma filicis
Synonyms
  • Euryglossa nitidifrons filicis Cockerell, 1926

Euhesma filicis, or Euhesma (Euhesma) filicis, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1926 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is Ferntree Gully.[2]

Behaviour

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The adults are flying mellivores.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1926). "Descriptions and records of bees. CXII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 18: 216–227 [217].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Euhesma (Euhesma) filicis (Cockerell, 1926)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-29.