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Amegilla

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Apidae

Tribe
  
Anthophorini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Superfamily
  
Apoidea

Subfamily
  
Apinae

Scientific name
  
Amegilla

Higher classification
  
Anthophorini

Order
  
Hymenopterans

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Similar
  
Bee, Amegilla cingulata, Insect, Apidae, Thyreus

Male blue banded bees roosting amegilla cingulata


Amegilla is a large genus of bees in the tribe Anthophorini. Several species have blue metallic bands on the abdomen, and are referred to as "blue-banded bees".

Contents

Amegilla Factsheet Amegilla bees

Amegilla cingulata bees suckling nectar


Selected species

Amegilla Factsheet Amegilla bees

  • Amegilla bombiformis (Smith, 1854)
  • Amegilla canifrons (Smith, 1854)
  • Amegilla confusa (Smith, 1854)
  • Amegilla dawsoni (Rayment, 1951)
  • Amegilla quadrifasciata (Villers, 1789)
  • Amegilla violacea (Lepeletier, 1841)
  • Amegilla mucorea (Klug, 1845)
  • Amegilla fallax (Smith, 1879)
  • Amegilla subcoerulea (Lepeletier, 1841)
  • Amegilla cingulata (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Amegilla cingulifera (Cockerell, 1910)
  • Amegilla comberi (Cockerell, 1911)
  • Amegilla niveocincta (Smith, 1854)
  • Amegilla perasserta (Rayment, 1947)
  • Amegilla puttalama (Strand, 1913)
  • Amegilla subinsularis (Strand) Cockerell, 1919
  • Amegilla zonata (Linnaeus, 1758)

    • Amegilla Amegilla Bees in a French Garden

    Amegilla Blue Banded Bee Amegilla

    Amegilla Blue Banded Bee Amegilla

    References

    Amegilla Wikipedia
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