Colletes fodiens | |
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Colletes fodiens Ermelo The Netherlands | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Colletidae |
Subfamily: | Colletinae |
Genus: | Colletes |
Species: | C. fodiens |
Binomial name | |
Colletes fodiens (Geoffroy, 1785) | |
Colletes fodiens is a Palearctic species of plasterer bee. [1] [2]
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Colletes caspicus is a species of insect belonging to the family Colletidae.