Euglossa viridissima explained
Euglossa viridissima is a species of orchid bee native to Central America, historically confused with a cryptic sister species, Euglossa dilemma.[1]
Notes and References
- Eltz, Thomas . Fritzsch, Falko . Zimmermann, Yvonne . Pech, Jorge Ramirez . Ramirez, Santiago R. . Quezada-Euan, J. Javier G. . Bembe, Benjamin . 2011 . Characterization of the orchid bee Euglossa viridissima (Apidae: Euglossini) and a novel cryptic sibling species, by morphological, chemical, and genetic characters . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 2011 . 163 . 1064–1076 . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00740.x . free .