Florilegus condignus (Cresson, 1878)
Florilegus condignus: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/3198
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A true wetland specialist.

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Feeds young exclusively on pollen from Pickerelweed (S. Droege, pers. comm.).

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Florilegus condignus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Florilegus
Species:
F. condignus
Binomial name
Florilegus condignus
(Cresson, 1878)

Florilegus condignus is a species of long-horned bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.[1][2][3] It is an uncommon species in general but may be locally common near wetlands containing pickerelweed.[4] It is often mistaken for species of the genus Melissodes.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Florilegus condignus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Florilegus condignus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ a b Droege, Sam (September 2015). The Very Handy Manual: How to Catch and Identify Bees. USGS.

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