Anthophora urbana

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Anthophora urbana
Ventura County, California, 2022
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Anthophora
Species:
A. urbana
Binomial name
Anthophora urbana
Cresson, 1878

Anthophora urbana is a species of anthophorine bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] These solitary bees are black with gray hairs, including gray bands around the abdomen. They reach 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in) in length.[4]

A subspecies of this bee (A. urbana clementina) can be found on San Clemente Island.[5]

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