Ptiloglossa mexicana (Cresson, 1878) is a animal in the Colletidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ptiloglossa mexicana (Cresson, 1878)

Ptiloglossa mexicana (Cresson, 1878)

Ptiloglossa mexicana is a nocturnal colletid bee found from Central America north to Texas.

Family
Genus
Ptiloglossa
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Ptiloglossa mexicana (Cresson, 1878)

Ptiloglossa mexicana (Cresson, 1878) is a species of nocturnal bee that belongs to the bee family Colletidae. Its distribution range extends from Central America northward to the U.S. state of Texas.

Photo: (c) Cheryl Harleston López Espino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Cheryl Harleston López Espino · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Colletidae Ptiloglossa

More from Colletidae

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

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