Perdita octomaculata (Say, 1824) is a animal in the Andrenidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Perdita octomaculata (Say, 1824)

Perdita octomaculata (Say, 1824)

Perdita octomaculata, the eight-spotted miner bee, is an Andrenidae miner bee species found in North America.

Family
Genus
Perdita
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Perdita octomaculata (Say, 1824)

Perdita octomaculata (Say, 1824) is a species of miner bee belonging to the family Andrenidae. It has two accepted common names: the eight-spotted miner bee, and the eight-spotted perdita. This bee species occurs in North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Andrenidae Perdita

More from Andrenidae

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

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