Biology:Leioproctus viridescens
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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. viridescens
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Leioproctus viridescens, or Leioproctus (Euryglossidia) viridescens, 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 1929.[1][2]
Description
Female body length is about 6.5 mm. Colouration is mainly black; the abdomen ferruginous and dark olive green; the hair white.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia. The type locality is Geraldton.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Thryptomene strongylophylla as well as Hakea species.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cockerell, TDA (1929). "Bees in the Australian Museum collection". Records of the Australian Museum 17: 199–243 [216]. https://journals.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17173/762_complete.pdf. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Species Leioproctus (Euryglossidia) viridescens (Cockerell, 1929)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. https://www.biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/29f9b89e-2c8e-4b66-b45d-f1d1a969fc9a.
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