Colletes inaequalis
Colletes inaequalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Colletidae |
Genus: | Colletes |
Species: | C. inaequalis |
Binomial name | |
Colletes inaequalis Say, 1837 | |
Colletes inaequalis, is a common species of plasterer bee (family Colletidae), native to North America.
Like other species in the genus, it builds cells in underground nests that are lined with a polyester secretion, earning them the nickname Polyester bee.
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