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Ants, bees & wasps

Mocsary's Orchid Bee

Eulaema mocsaryi (Friese, 1899)

Names

EnglishMocsary's Orchid Bee
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Scientific nameEulaema mocsaryi (Friese, 1899)

About this species

Eulaema mocsaryi is a species of large-bodied bee in the tribe Euglossini, the orchid bees. It was named in honour of the Hungarian entomologist Alexander Mocsáry, curator of the Hungarian Natural History Museum. It is native to forests in parts of tropical South America.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyApidae
GenusEulaema

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
1998First record
1999Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2

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

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