Biology:Leioproctus metallescens
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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. metallescens
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Leioproctus metallescens, or Leioproctus (Leioproctus) metallescens, 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 1914.[1][2]
Description
Female body length is about 11 mm, male about 9 mm. Colouration is mainly black, the abdomen very dark bluish-green, with white to orange-reddish hair.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs across southern Australia. The type locality is Yallingup, Western Australia. It has also been recorded from Cape Schanck, Victoria.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Acacia, Eucalyptus, Lycium and Melaleuca species.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cockerell, TDA (1914). "Descriptions and records of bees. LXI". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 14: 39–49 [44]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61720#page/56/mode/1up. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Species Leioproctus (Leioproctus) metallescens (Cockerell, 1914)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. https://www.biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/08e7f7a1-5062-4d2f-98a3-65e4390e7c59.
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