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Belted Orchid bee
Bruno Henrique Aranda, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Ants, bees & wasps

Belted Orchid bee

Eulaema cingulata (Fabricius, 1804)

Names

EnglishBelted Orchid bee
Dutch—
SpanishAbeja anillo negro de orquídea
Chinese—
Scientific nameEulaema cingulata (Fabricius, 1804)

About this species

Eulaema cingulata is a large-bodied black and orange corbiculate bee in the genus Eulaema. It is characterized by its size and flashy orange segments of its metastoma. Unlike other Eulaema, E. cingulata has white markings on its face. Specifically, T1 andT3 are black while T2 and T4 through T7 are cream or slightly orange in color. These bees are easily mistaken for bumblebees (Bombus spp.). However, they are actually members of the Euglossini, or orchid bees.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyApidae
GenusEulaema

In Suriname

6Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1938First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para2
  • Commewijne1
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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