Eight-spotted Perdita
Perdita octomaculata (Say, 1824)
Eight-spotted Perdita: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/3386
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15 Records

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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Perdita octomaculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Andrenidae
Genus: Perdita
Species:
P. octomaculata
Binomial name
Perdita octomaculata
(Say, 1824)

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

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These two subspecies belong to the species Perdita octomaculata:

  • Perdita octomaculata octomaculata
  • Perdita octomaculata terminata Cockerell, 1922-28

References—

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  1. ^ a b "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  2. ^ "Perdita octomaculata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ "Perdita octomaculata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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