Biology:Leioproctus flavomaculatus
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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. flavomaculatus
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Leioproctus flavomaculatus, or Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) flavomaculatus, 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 1905.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. Published localities include Kuranda, Cairns and Stradbroke Island in Queensland.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus species.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cockerell, TDA (1905). "Descriptions and records of bees. VI". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 16: 477–486 [479].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Species Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) flavomaculatus (Cockerell, 1905)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. https://www.biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/66a5db12-43de-4977-aa14-fc09e671d508.
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