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]

Colletes marginatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Colletes
Species:
C. marginatus
Binomial name
Colletes marginatus
Smith, 1846

References

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  1. ^ Brock, Paul D. (2014). A comprehensive guide to insects of Britain and Ireland. Newbury: Pisces Publications. p. 476. ISBN 9781874357582.