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Dark-legged Yellow Loosestrife Bee

Macropis nuda

Classification

Class
Insecta

Macropis nuda is a ground nesting, univoltine bee native to northern parts of North America. Thus, this species cocoons as pupae and hibernates over the winter. The species is unusual as it is an oligolectic bee, foraging exclusively for floral oils and pollen from Primulaceae of the species Lysimachia ciliata.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 60Canada · 40