Euglossa imperialis
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Euglossa imperialis is a bee species in the family Apidae. It is considered to be one of the most important pollinators to many Neotropical orchid species in mainland tropical America. It is also one
Euglossa imperialis
Orchidaceae
Euglossini
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The tribe Euglossini, in the subfamily Apinae, commonly known as orchid bees or euglossine bees, are the only group of corbiculate bees whose non-parasitic members do not all possess eusocial behavior
Euglossa imperialis
…one of the most important pollinators to many Neotropical orchid species in mainland tropical America. It is also one of the most common non-parasitic euglossine species in lowland Panama. E. imperialis, unlike many other bee species, is not a social bee in the sense that there is no apparent morphological or…
Orchid Bee hovering
Male Euglossa sp.
The special fragrance collection organs are seen on the large hind legs of this Euglossa viridissima as it sleeps on a leaf