Chrysocolletes moretonianus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Chrysocolletes |
| Species: | C. moretonianus |
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| Chrysocolletes moretonianus | |
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Chrysocolletes moretonianus is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1905 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
The body length of the holotype male is 11 mm. Colouration is black with red legs and pale yellow and golden pubescence.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is Moreton Bay, Queensland.[2][1]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Goodenia and Velleia species.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Cockerell, TDA (1905). "Descriptions and records of bees. V." Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 16: 465–477 [477]. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Chrysocolletes moretonianus (Cockerell, 1905)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-17.