Biology:Lithurgopsis apicalis
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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: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Lithurgopsis |
| Species: | L. apicalis
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| Lithurgopsis apicalis (Cresson, 1875)
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Lithurgopsis apicalis, the orange-tipped woodborer, is a species of woodborer bee in the family Megachilidae.[1][2][3] Adults commonly visit flowers of Cactaceae, Malvaceae, and Asteraceae, with nests built in stalks of Agave.
The larvae spin cocoons inside the plant stalks and enter a period of diapause, remaining inactive until the next season.[4]
References
- ↑ "Lithurgopsis apicalis Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/134687.
- ↑ Sharkey M.J. (2007). Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera.
- ↑ "Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera", Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. Cladistics 28(1): 80-112.
- ↑ Rozen, Jerome G., and Eli S. Wyman. “Early Nesting Biology of the Wood-Nesting Adventive Bee,Lithurgus ChrysurusFonscolombe (Apoidea: Megachilidae: Lithurginae).” American Museum Novitates, vol. 3804, no. 3804, 22 May 2014, pp. 1–12, https://doi.org/10.1206/3804.1
- ↑ Rozen, Jerome G.; Hall, H. Glenn (2014). "Nest Site Selection and Nesting Behavior of the Bee Lithurgopsis apicalis (Megachilidae: Lithurginae)". American Museum Novitates (3796): 1–24. doi:10.1206/3796.1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/itempdf/272729.
Further reading
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q48816827 entry
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