Summary ²

Melecta is a genus of digger-cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 50 described species in Melecta.
Range: Central and north america
Body Size: 13 mm
Habitat: Places where other bees are nesting
Color Patterns: Very diverse from red to black coloring

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1. (c) Oliver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/archimandrill/2406644627/
2. Adapted by Tanner Jeffery from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melecta

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