Swollen-thighed Blood Bee

Sphecodes crassus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae

Sphecodes crassus, common name swollen-thighed blood bee, is a species of bee. It was described by Carl Gustaf Thomson in 1870. It is a kleptoparasite of bees of the genus Lasioglossum, and is found throughout Europe.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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