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Digger Bee

Anthophora occidentalis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Apidae

The Anthophorini are a large tribe in the subfamily Apinae of the family Apidae. Species in this tribe are often referred to as digger bees, although this common name is sometimes also applied to members of the tribe Centridini. It contains over 750 species worldwide, all of which were previously classified in the obsolete family Anthophoridae along with members of several other tribes; the vast majority of species in the tribe Anthophorini are in the genera Amegilla and Anthophora.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 62Canada · 8