Yellow-spotted Dark Bee

Stelis signata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae

Israel is home to about 1100 described species of bees. A partial list is given below, with around 850 species as of 2014. Bee taxonomy and nomenclature are in accordance with the Discover Life website.

Distribution

Yellow-spotted Dark Bee — Petra Fleurbaaij · CC BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 65Germany · 60Switzerland · 10France · 6Italy · 3Belgium · 2Spain · 2

Sources and credits

PhotoPetra Fleurbaaij · CC BY DescriptionList of bees of Israel, Wikipedia contributors

Yellow-spotted Dark Bee

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