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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Colletidae |
Genus: | Colletes |
Species: | C. inaequalis
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Binomial name | |
Colletes inaequalis Say, 1837
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Colletes inaequalis is a common species of plasterer bee (family Colletidae), native to North America. Like other species in the genus, it builds cells in underground nests that are lined with a polyester secretion, earning the genus the nickname of polyester bees. C. inaequalis is a pollinator of red maple trees, willow trees, and apple trees.[1]
References
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- ^ López-Uribe, Margarita; Morreale, Stephen; Santiago, Christine; Danforth, Bryan (May 7, 2015). "Nest Suitability, Fine-Scale Population Structure and Male-Mediated Dispersal of a Solitary Ground Nesting Bee in an Urban Landscape". PLOS ONE. 10 (5): e0125719. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1025719L. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125719. PMC 4423849. PMID 25950429.