Bombiform Orchid Bee

Eulaema bombiformis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae

Eulaema bombiformis is a large-bodied bee species in the tribe Euglossini, otherwise known as orchid bees. This species is primarily found in the neotropics, occurring throughout a range from Mexico to Brazil.

Distribution

Bombiform Orchid Bee — (c) Rachel Lee Harper, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 2

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Rachel Lee Harper, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionEulaema bombiformis, Wikipedia contributors

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