Anthophora bomboides

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Anthophora bomboides
Anthophora bomboides, M, back, Lincoln Co, Wyoming 2013-12-30-14.02.22 ZS PMax (11766343264).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Anthophora
Species:
A. bomboides
Binomial name
Anthophora bomboides
Kirby, 1837

Anthophora bomboides is a species of anthophorine bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] It is a solitary ground nesting bee that is generally uncommon but has been found in populations around 400,000. It participates in Batesian mimicry, imitating the coloring of more dangerous bumblebees (hence the name Bomboides from the genus name Bombus). [4]

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Bumble-bee-mimic anthophora, Anthophora bomboides Anthophora bomboides, m, left side, Centre Co., PA 2017-06-08-16.27 (36384267202).jpg
Bumble-bee-mimic anthophora, Anthophora bomboides

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Anthophora bomboides:

References

  1. ↑ "Anthophora bomboides Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Anthophora bomboides". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ↑ Hanson, Thor (2018). "5". "Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees" . Retrieved 2025-08-04.

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