Euryglossina cockerelli
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Euryglossina |
| Species: | E. cockerelli |
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Euryglossina cockerelli, or Euryglossina (Euryglossina) cockerelli, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1912 by English entomologist Robert Cyril Layton Perkins.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. Type localities include Brisbane and Bundaberg in Queensland.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Leptospermum, Melaleuca, Syncarpia and Tristania species.[2]
References
- 1 2 Perkins, RCL (1912). "Notes, with descriptions of new species, on aculeate Hymenoptera of the Australian Region". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 9: 96–121 [113].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Euryglossina (Euryglossina) cockerelli Perkins, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-23.