Amegilla quadrifasciata, the white-banded digger bee, is a species of bee belonging to the family Apidae subfamily Apinae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Four-striped Digger Bee being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Amegilla pulchra
- Amegilla asserta
- Amegilla garrula
- Amegilla albigena
- Amegilla murrayensis
- Amegilla canifrons
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Apidae
- Genus
- Amegilla
- Species
- Amegilla quadrifasciata
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