Eulaema mocsaryi
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| Eulaema mocsaryi | |
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| Male Eulaema mocsaryi in Brazil nut flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Eulaema |
| Species: | E. mocsaryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulaema mocsaryi Friese, 1899 | |
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Eulaema mocsaryi is a species of large-bodied bee in the tribe Euglossini, the orchid bees. It was named in honour of the Hungarian entomologist Alexander Mocsáry, curator of the Hungarian Natural History Museum.[1] It is native to forests in parts of tropical South America.
The head of Eulaema mocsaryi has a central raised ridge and both the head and thorax are clad in short velvety black hairs. The colour of the head and thorax is mainly black. The legs are black and hairy and the tibial joints of the hind legs are wide and compressed. The dark-coloured abdomen is densely covered with short tawny-yellowish hairs, becoming paler towards the tip of the abdomen.[1]
