Colletes thoracicus Smith, 1853 is a animal in the Colletidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Colletes thoracicus Smith, 1853

Colletes thoracicus Smith, 1853

Colletes thoracicus, the rufous-chested cellophane bee, is a Colletidae bee species found in North America.

Family
Genus
Colletes
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Colletes thoracicus Smith, 1853

Colletes thoracicus, commonly known as the rufous-chested cellophane bee, is a bee species belonging to the family Colletidae. This group of bees is also referred to as cellophane bees, plasterer bees, masked bees, or fork-tongued bees. This species is found in North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Colletidae Colletes

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