Kingdom Animalia Tribe Emphorini Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus | Family Apidae Scientific name Diadasia Higher classification Apidae Order Hymenopterans | |
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Similar Bee, Insect, Apidae, Hymenopterans, Emphorini | ||
Solitary bees diadasia at hamilton pool
Diadasia is a genus of bees in family Apidae. Species of Diadasia are oligolectic, specialized on a relatively small number of plant species. Their host plants include asters, bindweeds, cacti, mallows, and willowherbs, although mallows are the most common and likely ancestral host plant for the whole genus. Its tribe is Emphorini.
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