Colletes titusensis
| Colletes titusensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Colletes |
| Species: | C. titusensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Colletes titusensis Mitchell, 1951
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Colletes titusensis is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae.[1]
It is a rare species of bee, with specimens only collected near Titusville, Florida. It was first described in 1951. A specimen was collected at Canaveral National Seashore (near Cape Canaveral).[2] The National Park Service reports it is a southeastern endemic polyester bee.[3]
References
- ^ "Colletes titusensis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Colletes titusensis, M, Back, Brevard co., Honda, U.S | U.S. Geological Survey". 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Pollinators in peril? A multipark approach to evaluating bee communities in habitats vulnerable to effects from climate change (U.S. National Park Service)".