Evening Metallic-Furrow Bee

Bees are winged insects that form a monophyletic clade Anthophila within the superfamily Apoidea of the order Hymenoptera, with over 20,000 known species in seven recognized families. Some species – including honey bees, bumblebees, and stingless bees – are social insects living in colonies, whereas over 90% of bee species – including mason bees, carpenter bees, leafcutter bees, and sweat bees – are solitary. Unlike the closely related wasps and ants, who are carnivorous/omnivorous, bees are herbivores that specifically feed on nectar (nectarivory) and pollen (palynivory), the former primarily…

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Las abejas (Anthophila, del griego antiguo ανθος [anthos], ‘flor’ y φίλος [philos], ‘amor’) pertenecen al clado de insectos himenópteros, sin ubicación en categoría taxonómica, dentro de la superfamilia de los apoideos. Se trata de un linaje monofilético con más de veinte mil especies conocidas. Las abejas, al igual que las hormigas, evolucionaron a partir de himenópteros aculeados.