Eufriesea flaviventris | |
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Eufriesea flaviventris female visiting flowers of the Brazil nut ( Bertholletia excelsa ). | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Eufriesea |
Species: | E. flaviventris |
Binomial name | |
Eufriesea flaviventris Moure, 1964 | |
Eufriesea flaviventris is a species of bee in the family Apidae, tribe Euglossini (orchid bees). [1]
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