Perdita larreae

Cockerell, 1896

Perdita larreae is a of mining bee in the Andrenidae, described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1896. It belongs to the Perdita, which comprises small, often brightly colored solitary bees commonly known as fairy bees or yellow-faced bees. The species is distributed across Central America and North America. As with other members of the genus, it is presumed to be a solitary ground-nesting , though specific biological details remain poorly documented.

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How to pronounce Perdita larreae: //ˈpɝː.dɪ.tə ˈlæ.ri.aɪ//

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Central America and North America

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