Colletes abeillei
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| Colletes abeillei | |
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| C. abeillei from Spain | |
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| Colletes abeillei from France | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Colletes |
| Species: | C. abeillei |
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| Colletes abeillei Pérez, 1903 | |
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| Map of the western Mediterranean region where C. abeillei lives | |
Colletes abeillei, also known as Abeille's cellophane bee, is a species of bee belonging to the subfamily Colletinae. It is native all throughout the Western Mediterranean. It prefers flowers of the Cistus genus and various flower species of the Apiaceae family.[2]