Imperial Orchid Bee

Euglossa imperialis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae

Euglossa imperialis is a bee species in the family Apidae. It is considered to be one of the most important pollinators to many Neotropical orchid species in mainland tropical America. It is also one of the most common non-parasitic euglossine species in lowland Panama.

Distribution

Imperial Orchid Bee — (c) B. Phalan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) B. Phalan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionEuglossa imperialis, Wikipedia contributors

Imperial Orchid Bee

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