Perdita chamaesarachae
Cockerell, 1896
Five-Eyes Fairy Bee
Perdita chamaesarachae is a small, solitary mining bee in the Andrenidae, described by Cockerell in 1896. The is known by the 'Five- Fairy ' and has been recorded in North America and Middle America. Like other members of the Perdita, it is a ground-nesting bee. The specific epithet 'chamaesarachae' suggests a possible association with plants in the genus Chamaesaracha, though this relationship has not been explicitly documented in the provided sources.



Pronunciation
How to pronounce Perdita chamaesarachae: //pɛrˈdiːtə kæmiːˈsærəki//
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Distribution
Recorded from North America and Middle America. Specific locality details beyond regional-level presence are not documented in available sources.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
- Primary Type List | Entomology Research Museum
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