Biology:Leioproctus aurescens
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Short description: Species of bee
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Leioproctus |
| Species: | L. aurescens
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Leioproctus aurescens, or Leioproctus (Goniocolletes) aurescens, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1921.[1][2]
Description
Male body length is about 11 mm. Colouration is mainly black, with white, orange and reddish-brown hair.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is Bribie Island in south-eastern Queensland.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cockerell, TDA (1921). "Australian bees in the Queensland Museum". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 7: 81–98 [96]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46661#page/120/mode/1up. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Species Leioproctus (Goniocolletes) aurescens (Cockerell, 1921)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. https://www.biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/deeea850-44c7-4c27-88ef-9730de212088.
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