StenotritidaeCtenocolletes albomarginatus Leioproctus (Protomorpha) sp Ctenocolletes rufescens

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Presented here are the female and male of the species Stenotritidae (Ctenocolletes) albomarginatus on the native plant Verticordia monadelpha. Following is the female Ctenocolletes albomarginatus.

Stenotritidae (Ctenocolletes) albomarginatus, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Stenotritidae (Ctenocolletes) albomarginatus, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Stenotritidae (Ctenocolletes) albomarginatus, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Stenotritidae (Ctenocolletes) albomarginatus, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor

Following is the male of the species Stenotritidae (Ctenocolletes) albomarginatus.

Stenotritidae (Ctenocolletes) albomarginatus, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Male Stenotritidae (Ctenocolletes) albomarginatus, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Stenotritidae (Ctenocolletes) albomarginatus, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Male Stenotritidae (Ctenocolletes) albomarginatus, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor

A member of the family Myrtaceae, the Verticordia is a genus of more than 100 species of plants commonly known as featherflowers. The species Verticordia monadelpha depicted here, are endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. They are a multi-branched shrub that flowers in spring and early summer in a profusion of pink to magenta flowers. Enjoyed by a variety of insects including the native bee Ctenocolletes albomarginatus.

Stenotritidae (Ctenocolletes) albomarginatus, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Stenotritidae (Ctenocolletes) albomarginatus, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor

The plant is also known as Woolly Featherflower, Pink Woolly Featherflower, White Woolly Featherflower, Pink Cauliflower and Pink Morrison.

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Apoidea
  • Informal: Apiformes
  • Family: Stenotritidae
  • Genera: Ctenocolletes
  • Species: Ctenocolletes albomarginatus

Footnote & References

  1. Ctenocolletes albomarginatus, Photographs and content contribution by Gary Taylor, Western Australia
  2. Ctenocolletes albomarginatus Michener, 1965, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/17b34242-4e4c-44a3-acbf-427730d871c4
  3. A Revision of the Bee Genus Ctenocolletes (Hymenoptera stenotritidae, WA Museum Records and Supplements, Western Australian Museum, https://museum.wa.gov.au/research/records-supplements/records/revision-bee-genus-ctenocolletes-hymenoptera-stenotritidae
  4. Native albomarginatus stenotritid, PaDIL, https://www.padil.gov.au/pollinators/pest/main/139669

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