Kingdom Animalia Order Hymenoptera Subfamily Apinae Scientific name Habropoda laboriosa Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Family Apidae Genus Habropoda Higher classification Habropoda | |
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Similar Habropoda, Bee, Insect, Apidae, Hymenopterans | ||
The southeastern blueberry bee, Habropoda laboriosa, is a bee in the family Apidae.
It is native to the southeastern United States.
It is regarded as the most efficient pollinator of southern rabbiteye blueberries, as the flowers require buzz pollination, and H. laboriosa is one of the few bees that exhibit this behavior. It is active for only a few weeks a year, while the blueberries are in flower in early spring.
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