Neolarra vigilans is a kleptoparasitic[1] species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found from northern Mexico to southern Canada.[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Neolarra |
Species: | N. vigilans
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Binomial name | |
Neolarra vigilans (Cockerell, 1895)
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Its range was extended northward by several hundred miles after Michael and Dan O'Loughlin discovered a specimen on a friend's lawn in Burns, Oregon.[5]
References
edit- ^ Best, Lincoln; Melathopoulos, Andony (December 2021). "Rare rabbitbrush fairy cuckoo bee discovered in Oregon". Oregon State University Extension Service.
- ^ "Neolarra vigilans Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Neolarra vigilans". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Neolarra vigilans species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Best, Lincoln; Melathopoulos, Andony (December 2021). "Rare rabbitbrush fairy cuckoo bee discovered in Oregon". Oregon State University Extension Service.
Further reading
edit- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
edit- Media related to Neolarra vigilans at Wikimedia Commons