Macropis europaea

Macropis europaea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Melittidae
Genus:	Macropis
Species:	M. europaea
Binomial name
	Macropis europaea; Warncke, 1973

Last updated April 22, 2025

Macropis europaea is a species of insect belonging to the family Melittidae.^[1]

It is native to Europe.^[1] Macropis europaea has a mutualistic relationship with the yellow loosestrife plant.^[2]

References

1 2 "Macropis europaea Warncke, 1973". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
↑ Triponez, Yann; Arrigo, Nils; Espíndola, Anahí; Alvarez, Nadir (April 2015). Katinas, Liliana (ed.). "Decoupled post-glacial history in mutualistic plant–insect interactions: insights from the yellow loosestrife ( Lysimachia vulgaris) and its associated oil-collecting bees ( Macropis europaea and M. fulvipes )". Journal of Biogeography. 42 (4): 630–640. Bibcode:2015JBiog..42..630T. doi:10.1111/jbi.12456. ISSN 0305-0270.

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[GBIF-1] 1 2 "Macropis europaea Warncke, 1973". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[2] Triponez, Yann; Arrigo, Nils; Espíndola, Anahí; Alvarez, Nadir (April 2015). Katinas, Liliana (ed.). "Decoupled post-glacial history in mutualistic plant–insect interactions: insights from the yellow loosestrife ( Lysimachia vulgaris) and its associated oil-collecting bees ( Macropis europaea and M. fulvipes )". Journal of Biogeography. 42 (4): 630–640. Bibcode:2015JBiog..42..630T. doi:10.1111/jbi.12456. ISSN 0305-0270.

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