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Amegilla froggatti

Amegilla froggatti or Amegilla (Asaropoda) froggatti is a species of digger bee. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1914 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.

Description

The body length is 14 mm, forewing length 9–10 mm, head width 4–5 mm.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Queensland and New South Wales in the Brigalow Belt South, Cobar Peneplain and Darling Riverine Plains bioregions. The type locality is Brewarrina.

Behaviour

Flowering plants visited by the bees include Capparis mitchellii.

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