Caupolicana elegans

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Caupolicana elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Caupolicana
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Caupolicana elegans
Timberlake, 1965 [1]

Caupolicana elegans is a species of bee in the family Colletidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States (Arizona).

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References

  1. Notes on Caupolicanine Bees of Arizona (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). P. H. Timberlake, Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 73, No. 1 (Mar., 1965), pages 46-48 (Jstor Stable URL)