Coelioxys dolichos

Coelioxys dolichos
	Female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Megachilidae
Subfamily:	Megachilinae
Genus:	Coelioxys
Species:	C. dolichos
Binomial name
	Coelioxys dolichos; Fox, 1890

Last updated August 29, 2023

Coelioxys dolichos is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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