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Perdita sexmaculata sexmaculata
Perdita sexmaculata sexmaculata is a subspecies of mining bee in the family Andrenidae, described by Cockerell in 1895. It belongs to the genus Perdita, which comprises small, solitary bees native to North America. Members of this genus are among the smallest bees in North America, with many species measuring only a few millimeters in length. The subspecies designation indicates geographic or morphological variation within the species P. sexmaculata.