Exaerete frontalis explained

Exaerete frontalis is a kleptoparasitic species of euglossine bees.^{[1] [2]}

Behavior

Exaerete frontalis is a kleptoparasitic species. Females do not build own nests but lay their egg in nests of other large euglossine bees, especially in the genera Eulaema and Eufriesea.

Distribution

Exaerete frontalis is found from Central America to central South America.^[3]

References

4.Dressler, R. L. 1982. Biology of the orchid bees (Euglossini). Annual Review of Ecology and Systematiics 13: 373–394.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species details : Exaerete frontalis (Guérin-Méneville, 1845). Catalogue of Life. 29 April 2015. 2015.
2. Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2015. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.
3. Web site: Map of Exaerete frontalis. Discover Life. Polistes Foundation, Inc.. 29 April 2015.