Dasyhesma albula

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Colletidae
Dasyhesma albula
Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Dasyhesma
Species:
D. albula
Binomial name
Dasyhesma albula

Dasyhesma albula is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2004 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley.[1][2]

The specific epithet albula is a Latin reference to the characteristic white setae (body hairs).[1]

Description

Measurements of female specimens are: body length 9.0 mm, wing length 5.0 mm. The metasoma is orange; the setae are white.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Behaviour

References

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