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Ctenocolletes rufescens, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor

Ctenocolletes rufescens

StenotritidaeCtenocolletes albomarginatus Leioproctus (Protomorpha) sp Ctenocolletes rufescens

Images and Contributor Author Gary Taylor

The Ctenocolletes rufescens of the family Stenotritidae. Photos taken in August on the native plant Hakea lissocarpha.

Ctenocolletes rufescens, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Ctenocolletes rufescens, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Ctenocolletes rufescens, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Ctenocolletes rufescens, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor


  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Clade: Anthophila
  • Family: Stenotritidae
  • Genera: Ctenocolletes
  • Species: Ctenocolletes rufescens

Footnote & References

  1. Ctenocolletes rufescens © Gary Taylor
  2. Additional ID information, Roch Desmier de Chenon, member of Bee Aware of Your Native Bees (Australia), https://www.facebook.com/groups/beeawareofyournativebees

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