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Imperial Orchid Bee
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Ants, bees & wasps

Imperial Orchid Bee

Euglossa imperialis Cockerell, 1922

Names

EnglishImperial Orchid Bee
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese帝王兰花蜂
Scientific nameEuglossa imperialis Cockerell, 1922

About this species

Euglossa imperialis is a bee species in the family Apidae. It is considered to be one of the most important pollinators to many Neotropical orchid species in mainland tropical America. It is also one of the most common non-parasitic euglossine species in lowland Panama. E. imperialis, unlike many other bee species, is not a social bee in the sense that there is no apparent morphological or physiological division within the species to distinguish individual bees to be part of a worker or reproductive caste.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyApidae
GenusEuglossa

In Suriname

15Records in Suriname
1999First record
2006Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo6
  • Sipaliwini6
  • Para2

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

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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