Perdita fallax Cockerell, 1896
Properties
Scientific Name: Perdita fallax Cockerell, 1896
Common Name: Perdita fallax
Taxonomy
Perdita fallax Cockerell, 1896: 90 [♀].
Syntypes ♀. USA, New Mexico, Las Cruces, 23 September 1895, by T.D.A. Cockerell, on Bigelovia wrightii [USNM no. 5844].
Perdita erigeronis Cockerell, 1897: 398 [♂]. Synonymy by Swenk and Cockerell (1907: 55).
Syntypes ♂. USA, New Mexico, Mesilla, Woodlands Orchard, 9 May 1896, by T.D.A. Cockerell, on Erigeron divergens [USNM no. 3382].
Perdita fallax fontis Cockerell, 1922 : 9 [♀].
Holotype ♀. USA, Colorado, Glenwood Springs, at edge of town, 5 August 1920 [AMNH?].
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Narrow Oligolecty
Wintering Stage: Mature Larva
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Solidago sp.
Distribution: Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Prairie, Western Interior Basin