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Caupolicana sp.

Caupolicana sp.


Family: Colletidae
Order: Hymenoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Caupolicana is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae, native to the Americas; most species are crepuscular in habit, visiting flowers only at dawn and/or dusk. There are over 50 known species, in 4 subgenera (some of which have been historically treated as valid genera).

Subgenera and Species: Subgenus Alayoapis Michener, 1966
  • Caupolicana nigrescens (Cresson, 1869)
  • Caupolicana notabilis (Smith, 1861)
  • Caupolicana subaurata (Cresson, 1869)

Subgenus Caupolicana (s.s.)
  • Caupolicana adusta Friese, 1899
  • Caupolicana albiventris Friese, 1904
  • Caupolicana bicolor Friese, 1899
  • Caupolicana curvipes Friese, 1898
  • Caupolicana dimidiata Herbst, 1917
  • Caupolicana egregia Friese, 1906
  • Caupolicana electa (Cresson, 1878)
  • Caupolicana evansi Vergara and Michener, 2004
  • Caupolicana floridana Michener and Deyrup, 2004
  • Caupolicana friesei Jörgensen, 1909
  • Caupolicana fulvicollis Spinola, 1851
  • Caupolicana funebris Smith, 1879
  • Caupolicana gaullei Vachal, 1901
  • Caupolicana gayi Spinola, 1851
  • Caupolicana hirsuta Spinola, 1851
  • Caupolicana lugubris Smith, 1879
  • Caupolicana mendocina Jörgensen, 1909
  • Caupolicana mystica Schrottky, 1902
  • Caupolicana nigriventris Friese, 1904
  • Caupolicana niveofasciata Friese, 1898
  • Caupolicana ocellata Michener, 1966
  • Caupolicana ochracea (Friese, 1906)
  • Caupolicana peruviana Friese, 1900
  • Caupolicana piurensis Cockerell, 1911
  • Caupolicana pubescens Smith, 1879
  • Caupolicana quadrifasciata Friese, 1898
  • Caupolicana ruficollis Friese, 1906
  • Caupolicana smithiana Friese, 1908
  • Caupolicana specca Snelling, 1975
  • Caupolicana steinbachi Friese, 1906
  • Caupolicana vestita (Smith, 1879)
  • Caupolicana weyrauchi Moure, 1953
  • Caupolicana yarrowi (Cresson, 1875)

Subgenus Willinkapis Moure, 1953
  • Caupolicana chalybaea (Friese, 1906)
  • Caupolicana melanotricha (Moure, 1969)
  • Caupolicana perornata (Moure, 1969)

Subgenus Zikanapis Moure, 1945
  • Caupolicana brethesi (Compagnucci, 2006)
  • Caupolicana clypeata (Smith, 1879)
  • Caupolicana copo (Compagnucci, 2006)
  • Caupolicana elegans Timberlake, 1965
  • Caupolicana foersteri (Moure & Seabra, 1962)
  • Caupolicana funeraria (Moure, 1964)
  • Caupolicana inbio Michener, Engel & Ayala, 2003
  • Caupolicana megalopta (Moure, 1948)
  • Caupolicana modesta (Moure, 1964)
  • Caupolicana rozenorum Michener, Engel & Ayala, 2003
  • Caupolicana seabrai (Moure, 1953)
  • Caupolicana tucumana Moure, 1945
  • Caupolicana wileyi Michener & Engel, 2009
  • Caupolicana zikani (Friese, 1925)

Source: Wikipedia, article Caupolicana sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Santa María
Catamarca
Argentina
02/12/2024
Viviana Fuentes



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
197332212/02/2024ArgentinaCatamarcaSanta MaríaViviana Fuentes
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Caupolicana sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.