Exoneura rhodoptera

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Exoneura rhodoptera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Exoneura
Species:
E. rhodoptera
Binomial name
Exoneura rhodoptera
Cockerell, 1922 [1] [2]

Exoneura rhodoptera, or Exoneura (Exoneura) rhodoptera, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1922 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell. [1] [2]

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Description

The body length of is 6 mm. Colouration is mainly black, the abdomen marked with dark red. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-east Queensland. The type locality is Stradbroke Island. [2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1922). "Australian bees in the Queensland Museum". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 7: 257–279 [277]. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Exoneura (Exoneura) rhodoptera Cockerell, 1922". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-12.


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