Biology:Leioproctus chalybeatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Leioproctus |
| Species: | L. chalybeatus
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Leioproctus chalybeatus, or Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) chalybeatus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by German entomologist Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1842.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in both eastern and western Australia. Type localities include Tasmania as well as Swan River, Eradu Quairading and Moora in Western Australia. It has also been recorded from Jindabyne, Mount Victoria and Jamberoo in New South Wales, and from Mount Buffalo in Victoria.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Grevillea biformis, Verticordia picta, Baeckea pentagonantha and Scaevola spinescens, as well as Leucopogon, Acacia, Kunzea and Eucalyptus species.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Erichson, WF (1842). "Beitrag zur Insecten-fauna von Vandiemensland, mit besonderer Berucksichtigung der geographischen Verbreitung der Insecten". Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8 (1): 83–287 [268].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Species Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) chalybeatus (Erichson, 1842)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. https://www.biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/327187f3-17f7-4852-aa84-48691ab50aeb.
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