Maryland Biodiversity Project - Melissodes apicata

Melissodes apicata Lovell & Cockerell, 1906

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Feeds young exclusively on pollen from Pickerelweed (S. Droege, pers. comm.).

There are 3 records in the project database.

A male Melissodes apicata (lateral) collected in Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Photographed by Claire Mudd. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A male Melissodes apicata (dorsal) collected in Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Photographed by Claire Mudd. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A male Melissodes apicata (face) collected in Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Photographed by Claire Mudd. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

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