Eucera virgata (Cockerell 1905)
Properties
Scientific Name: Eucera virgata (Cockerell 1905)
Common Name: Eucera virgata
Taxonomy
Synhalonia belfragei virgata Cockerell, 1905: 100 [♀]
Syntypes ♀. USA, California, Los Angeles, by Davidson []
Species Notes
This species was only recently reported from Canada by Elwell et al. (2016).
Extent of Occurrence (EOO) in Canada (http://geocat.kew.org/): NA
Index of Area of Occupancy (IAO) in Canada (http://geocat.kew.org/): 16 km2
References
Cockerell TDA (1905) The bees of southern California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 4: 99-106.
Elwell SL, Griswold T, Elle E (2016) Habitat type plays a greater role than livestock grazing in structuring shrubsteppe plant-pollinator communities. Journal of Insect Conservation 20(3): 515–525. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10841-016-9884-8
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: British Columbia
Ecozone: Western Interior Basin