Euhesma fasciatella
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Euhesma |
| Species: | E. fasciatella |
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Euhesma fasciatella, or Euhesma (Euhesma) fasciatella, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1907 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-eastern Australia. The type locality is Adelaide. It has also been recorded from Tasmania and Victoria.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are solitary flying mellivores with sedentary larvae. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Leptospermum species.[2]
References
- 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1907). "On a collection of Australian and Asiatic bees". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 23: 221–236 [230].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Euhesma (Euhesma) fasciatella (Cockerell, 1907)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-25.