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Euglossa

Euglossa
Male Euglossa sp.jpg
Male of unidentified Euglossa species
A female Euglossa hyacinthina shaping resin along the rim of the growing nest envelope - JHR-029-015-g001D.jpeg
Female E. hyacinthina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Euglossini
Genus: Euglossa
Latreille, 1802
Diversity
> 110 species

Euglossa is a genus of orchid bees (Euglossini). Like all their close relatives, they are native to the Neotropics; an introduced population exists in Florida. They are typically bright metallic blue, green, coppery, or golden.

Euglossa intersecta (formerly known as E. brullei) is morphologically and chromatically atypical for the genus, and resembles the related Eufriesea in a number of characters including coloration.

Euglossa occurs naturally from Mexico to Paraguay, northern Argentina, western Brazil, and Jamaica, but one species (E. viridissima) has recently been introduced to Florida in the United States


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