Colletes marginatus
| Colletes marginatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Colletes |
| Species: | C. marginatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Colletes marginatus Smith, 1846
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Colletes marginatus is a species of solitary bee of the family Colletidae. The female only gather pollen from flowers of the family Fabaceae, including species like Trifolium arvense, Melilotus albus and Melilotus officinalis. It lives in coastal habitats such as dunes.[1]
References
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- ^ Brock, Paul D. (2014). A comprehensive guide to insects of Britain and Ireland. Newbury: Pisces Publications. p. 476. ISBN 9781874357582.
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