Melitoma taurea (Say, 1837)
Melitoma taurea: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/3329
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According to Sam Droege of the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: "Melitoma taurea is a bindweed/morning glory specialist. This species seems to find the invasive non-native bindweeds perfectly acceptable and thus you can find it nesting right in the middle of cities as well in natural areas. Notable for the length of its tongue which, even when folded up extends to the abdomen. Makes sense given where it finds its pollen and nectar."

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Melitoma taurea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Melitoma
Species:
M. taurea
Binomial name
Melitoma taurea
(Say, 1837)

Melitoma taurea, the mallow bee, is a species of chimney bee in the family Apidae.[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in North America.[1] It has strong white bands on its abdomen, but is not as hairy as the genera Melissodes and Eucera.[6] Uniquely, the species has a long tongue that, even when folded, reaches all the way to the abdomen.[6]

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  1. ^ a b "Melitoma taurea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  2. ^ "Melitoma taurea species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  3. ^ "Melitoma taurea". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  4. ^ "Melitoma taurea Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  5. ^ "Melitoma taurea Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  6. ^ a b Droege, Sam (September 2015). The Very Handy Manual: How to Catch and Identify Bees. USGS.

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