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Status
Associated with sandy soils.
Description
Nests are categorized as ground burrows, and social behavior is categorized as solitary to communal (Selfridge et al., 2017).
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Eight-spotted Perdita in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/4/2023). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide. (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Eight-spotted Perdita in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/13/2022). (c) mcnod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A female Perdita octomaculata collected in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/10/2013). A sand-loving species.
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A female Perdita octomaculata collected in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/10/2013). A sand-loving species.
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A Perdita octomaculata in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/18/2013).
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A female Perdita octomaculata collected in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/10/2013). A sand-loving species.
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Source: Wikipedia
Perdita octomaculata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Andrenidae |
Genus: | Perdita |
Species: | P. octomaculata
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Binomial name | |
Perdita octomaculata (Say, 1824)
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The eight-spotted miner bee[1] (Perdita octomaculata) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. Another common name for this species is the eight-spotted perdita. It is found in North America.[2][3][4]
Subspecies
[edit]These two subspecies belong to the species Perdita octomaculata:
- Perdita octomaculata octomaculata
- Perdita octomaculata terminata Cockerell, 1922-28
References—
[edit]- ^ a b "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ "Perdita octomaculata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Perdita octomaculata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Perdita octomaculata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
[edit]- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Michener, Charles D. (2007). The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0801885730.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Perdita octomaculata at Wikimedia Commons