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Tricolored Turret Bee

Ptilothrix tricolor

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Apidae

Ptilothrix tricolor is a species of solitary bee in the genus Ptilothrix. Like other members of the genus, it is a ground-nesting bee exhibiting morphological and ecological adaptations for pollen collection. Taxonomy and nomenclature The species was described by the German entomologist Heinrich Friese in the early 20th century as part of his contributions to South American bee taxonomy.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Argentina · 2Uruguay · 1