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Centris (Paracentris) rhodopus Cockerell
This is a chiefly desert species ranging from Texas to southern California and northern Mexico. It is common during the spring, summer, and fall, visiting a wide variety of plants for nectar and pollen, including Larrea, which, however, is not a preferred host. It has been reported actively collecting pollen from Solanum elaeagnifolium and S. rostratum in the morning near Douglas, Arizona (Linsley and Cazier, 1963), and we have taken it in small numbers at Hoffmanseggia, Acacia, and Dalea. During our sampling program we found it frequently at the flowers of Larrea in western New Mexico, southern Arizona (Tables 9, 10–11), and Sonora, Mexico.
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- Hurd, Paul D., Jr. and Linsley, E. Gorton. 1975. "The principal Larrea bees of the southwestern United States (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-74. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.193
Centris rhodopus: Brief Summary
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Centris rhodopus, the red-legged centris, is a species of centridine bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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