A female Florilegus condignus collected in Charles Co., Maryland. Photographed by Wayne Boo.
A female Florilegus condignus (back) in Charles Co., Maryland. Photographed by Wayne Boo.
A female Florilegus condignus (face) in Charles Co., Maryland. Photographed by Wayne Boo.
Florilegus condignus in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) dansmall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Florilegus condignus in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/12/2020). (c) dansmall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A true wetland specialist.
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Feeds young exclusively on pollen from Pickerelweed (S. Droege, pers. comm.).
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A Florilegus condignus collected at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. (4/19/2013).
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A female Florilegus condignus collected in Charles Co., Maryland. Photographed by Wayne Boo.
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A female Florilegus condignus (back) in Charles Co., Maryland. Photographed by Wayne Boo.
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A female Florilegus condignus (face) in Charles Co., Maryland. Photographed by Wayne Boo.
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Florilegus condignus in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) dansmall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Florilegus condignus in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/12/2020). (c) dansmall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Florilegus |
| Species: | F. condignus
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| Florilegus condignus (Cresson, 1878)
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Florilegus condignus is a species of long-horned bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.[1][2][3] It is an uncommon species in general but may be locally common near wetlands containing pickerelweed.[4] It is often mistaken for species of the genus Melissodes.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Florilegus condignus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Florilegus condignus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Florilegus condignus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b Droege, Sam (September 2015). The Very Handy Manual: How to Catch and Identify Bees. USGS.
Further reading
[edit]- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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