Euglossa villosa is a species of orchid bee in the genus Euglossa. It has been found in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.[1]

Euglossa villosa
Euglossa villosa male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Euglossa
Species:
E. villosa
Binomial name
Euglossa villosa
Moure, 1968

Description

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It is a metallic green with a bronzy iridescence on the mesoscutum, metatibia, and metasoma.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Euglossa villosa Moure, 1968 -- Discover Life mobile". www.discoverlife.org. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  2. ^ "Taxon Pages | Anthophila- an online repository of bee diversity". apoidea.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2018-03-14.