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Centris errans

Centris errans, known generally as wandering centris, is a species of centridine bee in the family Apidae. Other common names include the Florida locust-berry oil-collecting bee and spiny bear's-breech. It is found in the Caribbean and North America. The species is one of five from the family Apidae that are endemic to the state of Florida. The species occurs the southernmost portion of Florida.

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Centris errans
Vulnerable
Vulnerable (NatureServe)1
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Centridini
Genus: Centris
Species:
C. errans
Binomial name
Centris errans
Fox, 1899

Centris errans, known generally as wandering centris, is a species of centridine bee in the family Apidae. Other common names include the Florida locust-berry oil-collecting bee and spiny bear's-breech.2345 It is found in the Caribbean and North America.2 The species is one of five from the family Apidae that are endemic to the state of Florida. The species occurs the southernmost portion of Florida.6

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  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  2. "Centris errans Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. "Centris errans species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. "Centris errans". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. "Centris errans Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  6. Pascarella, John. "The Bees of Florida" (PDF). ufl.edu. University of Florida. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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