Euryglossina leyburnensis
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| Euryglossina leyburnensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Euryglossina |
| Species: | E. leyburnensis |
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| Euryglossina leyburnensis | |
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Euryglossina leyburnensis, or Euryglossina (Euryglossina) leyburnensis, also known as the cylindrical perplexing bee, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1983 by Australian entomologist Elizabeth Exley.[1][2]
Female body length is 5.0 mm, wing length 2.6 mm. The body is long, slender and cylindrical, with tridentate mandibles. The colour is mainly yellow and dark brown, with a yellow-orange head.[1]
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