Ceratina acantha is a species of small carpenter bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] These bees nest in dead twigs.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Ceratina |
| Species: | C. acantha
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| Ceratina acantha Provancher, 1895
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References
edit- ^ "Ceratina acantha Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Ceratina acantha". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Ceratina acantha species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ McIntosh, Margrit (1996). "Nest-Substrate Preferences of the Twig-Nesters Ceratina acantha, Ceratina nanula (Apidae) and Pemphredon lethifer (Sphecidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 69 (4): 216–231. ISSN 0022-8567.
Further reading
edit- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
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