Species info
Classification > Subfamily Apinae > Tribe Euglossini > Genus Eufriesea
Eufriesea violacea (Blanchard, 1840)
Male in lateral view (Photo: L Alvarez)
Male in lateral view (Photo: L Alvarez)
Male in lateral view (Photo: L Alvarez)
Male attracted to vanillin bait, CIES Iguazú Naional Park (Photo: L. Alvarez)
Male attracted to vanillin bait, CIES Iguazú Naional Park (Photo: L. Alvarez)
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees that nest in preexisting cavities
  • Argentina
    • Misiones
Other distribution
Brazil and Paraguay
 
References
  • KIMSEY, L. S. 1982. Systematics of bees of the genus Eufriesea (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Univ. Calif. Publ. Entomol. 95: 1-125
  • NEMÉSIO, A. 2009. Orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Zootaxa 2041: 1-242
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