Eufriesea
| Eufriesea | |
|---|---|
| Eufriesea chrysopyga | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Tribe: | Euglossini |
| Genus: | Eufriesea Cockerell, 1908 |
| Species | |
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see text | |
| Diversity | |
| > 60 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eufriesea is a genus of euglossine bees. Like all orchid bees, they are restricted to the Neotropics.
All species range from entirely to at least partially metallic (the face and/or tegulae), though much of the body in some species may be brown/black in color and hairy.