Epeolus cruciger, the red-thighed epeolus, is a species of cuckoo bee from the family Apidae. It is endemic to Europe, where its main host is the common colletes (Colletes succintus), although other species of Colletes mining bees have been recorded as hosts.
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^"Epeolus cruciger Panzer 1799". Checklist of the Western Palaearctic Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). M. Kuhlmann et al. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
Epeoluscruciger, the red-thighed epeolus, is a species of cuckoo bee from the family Apidae. It is endemic to Europe, where its main host is the common...
Epeolus is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. They are often known as variegated cuckoo-bees. The species within Epeolus are medium-sized bees...
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