Lithurgopsis apicalis (Cresson, 1875) is a animal in the Megachilidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lithurgopsis apicalis (Cresson, 1875)

Lithurgopsis apicalis (Cresson, 1875)

Lithurgopsis apicalis, the orange-tipped woodborer, is a woodborer bee in Megachilidae that nests in Agave stalks and visits flowers from three plant families.

Family
Genus
Lithurgopsis
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Lithurgopsis apicalis (Cresson, 1875)

Lithurgopsis apicalis, commonly known as the orange-tipped woodborer, is a species of woodborer bee that belongs to the family Megachilidae. Adult individuals of this species frequently visit flowers from three plant families: Cactaceae, Malvaceae, and Asteraceae. This species builds its nests inside the stalks of Agave plants.

Photo: (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Even Dankowicz · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Megachilidae Lithurgopsis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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