Green orchid bee approaching flowers of the firebush Hamelia patens
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Apidae
Genus:
Euglossa
Species:
E. dilemma
Binomial name
Euglossa dilemma
Bembé & Eltz, 2011
Euglossa dilemma, the green orchid bee or dilemma orchid bee, is a species of solitary euglossine bee native to a broad area of Central America, and recently introduced to Florida in the United States. It was first detected in Broward County, Florida in 2003, and initially identified as Euglossa viridissima, but further study revealed that E. viridissima as previously defined consisted of two cryptic species, and the one present in Florida was new to science.[1]
^Mullins, Aaron. "Green orchid bee: Euglossa dilemma Friese". Featured Creatures. University of Florida. Archived from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
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