Amegilla albiceps | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Amegilla |
Species: | A. albiceps
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Binomial name | |
Amegilla albiceps (
Rayment, 1951)
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Amegilla albiceps range | |
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Amegilla albiceps is a species of bee native to Australia. It has a southern temperate distribution, with records from South Australia and Victoria. [1] [2] A member of the genus Amegilla, it was described in 1951 by Tarlton Rayment. [1] Adults have been found from October to April, and they have been observed visiting flowers of the mistletoe genus Amyema. [1] [2]
With a body length of approximately 14mm, Amegilla albiceps is roughly the same size as a worker honeybee. [1] It has a white head, and a predominantly orange abdomen. There is a band of black hairs on the second abdominal segment. [1] The front legs are mostly orange. [1] The mid and hind legs are orange on the outer surfaces, and brown-black on the inner surfaces. [1] The mandibles are yellow at the base, black-brown at the tip. [1] The proboscis is orange and the clypeus is yellow. [1]