Lyonia Blunt-horn

Melitta melittoides

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Melittidae

Melitta is a genus of bees in the family Melittidae. It includes about 40 species restricted to Africa and the northern temperate zone. Most Melitta species are Palaearctic, although three rare species occur in North America.

Distribution

Lyonia Blunt-horn — (c) Matt Pelikan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matt Pelikan · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 43

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Matt Pelikan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matt Pelikan · CC-BY DescriptionMelitta (bee), Wikipedia contributors

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