Melissodes bimaculatus (Lepeletier, 1825)

Two-spotted Longhorn Bee

Synonyms: Melissodes bimaculata, Macrocera bimaculata, Macrocera binotata, Melissodes nigra, Melissodes melanosoma, Macrocera nigra

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Non-chordate Invertebrate

Sublevel 2: Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry

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Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Hymenoptera

Family: Apidae

Genus: Melissodes

Species: Melissodes bimaculatus

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Melissodes bimaculatus