Exoneura botanica

Exoneura botanica
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Exoneura
Species:
E. botanica
Binomial name
Exoneura botanica

Exoneura botanica, or Exoneura (Brevineura) botanica, is a species of reed bee in the tribe Allodapini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1905 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in New South Wales. The type locality is Botany, Sydney.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cockerell, TDA (1905). "Descriptions and records of bees. V". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (16): 465–477 [465].
  2. ^ a b c d "Species Exoneura (Brevineura) botanica Cockerell, 1905". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-08.


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