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Imperial orchid bee

Euglossa imperialis

Specimen No. 22
Euglossa imperialis
Central and South America

Imperial orchid bee (Euglossa imperialis)
Photo: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA, Public domain, Commons
Where
Central and South America
Group
Solitary bees
Fact
A shiny green orchid bee with a very long tongue. Males collect perfumes from orchids. Wikipedia

Some orchids are pollinated only by male orchid bees, which collect perfumes from them. Wikipedia

A shiny purple orchid bee
Another Euglossa, this one from Guyana.Photo: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA, Public domain, Commons

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