Meroglossa itamuca is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1910 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Chrome-marked Meroglossa 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
- Amphylaeus morosus
- Amphylaeus obscuriceps
- Hylaeus nubilosus
- Hylaeus alcyoneus
- Hylaeus honestus
- Leioproctus irroratus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Colletidae
- Genus
- Meroglossa
- Species
- Meroglossa itamuca
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