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Hesperapis regularis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Melittidae
Genus:	Hesperapis
Species:	H. regularis
Binomial name
Hesperapis regularis (Cresson, 1878)

Hesperapis regularis is an oligolectic bee in the family Melittidae.

Distribution

This bee is native to California, and inhabits meadows, fields, and gardens, where it visits only flowers in the genus Clarkia. Numerous native species of Clarkia are found in California chaparral and woodlands, montane, and valley habitats.

Description

The bees eat nectar, but their larvae feed upon a mass composed of both nectar and Clarkia pollen, placed in chambers underground.

See also

• Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands

References

1. Krombein, K.V., et al. 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Smithsonian Institution Press, p. 1980
2. MacSwain, Raven & Thorp. 1973. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 70: 16-20.

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• Taxa named by Ezra Townsend Cresson
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