Epeolus compactus Cresson, 1878 is a animal in the Apidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Epeolus compactus Cresson, 1878

Epeolus compactus Cresson, 1878

Epeolus compactus is a parasitic cuckoo bee found in the United States and Mexico that targets Colletes kincaidii.

Family
Genus
Epeolus
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Epeolus compactus Cresson, 1878

Epeolus compactus, formally described by Cresson in 1878, is a species of cuckoo bee belonging to the family Apidae. This species occurs in the United States and Mexico. It is a parasitic species that targets Colletes kincaidii, and its females lay their eggs inside the nests of this host species.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Apidae Epeolus

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