Palaeorhiza parallela, or Palaeorhiza (Cnemidorhiza) parallela, also known as the parallel beautiful-masked bee, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is native to Australia. It was described by British entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1905.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Parallel Beautiful-Masked 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Colletidae
- Genus
- Palaeorhiza
- Species
- Palaeorhiza parallela
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