Biology:Leioproctus purpurascens
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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. purpurascens
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Leioproctus purpurascens, or Leioproctus (Euryglossidia) purpurascens, 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 9 mm, male about 8.5 mm. Colouration is mainly black, the abdomen a "dark rich chestnut-red, suffused with purple", with white hair.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is Yallingup.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Daviesia species.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cockerell, TDA (1914). "New Australian bees". The Entomologist 47: 197–201 [197]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81934#page/237/mode/1up. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Species Leioproctus (Euryglossidia) purpurascens (Cockerell, 1914)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. https://www.biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ad8fd96a-cb87-4cd7-93c4-b9a4ad3541cc.
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