Hymenoptera of North Carolina
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Macropis patellata Patton, 1880 - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Family: Melittidae Subfamily: MelittinaeChecklist Number: 3608.00                                                                                  
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: BugGuide, Discover Life, GBIF, iNaturalist
                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SH
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Comments: This is primarily a northern species; Mitchell (1961) describes it as ranging from Vermont to North Carolina along the Atlantic Coast and east to Nebraska. The records shown on Discover Life (acc. 2020-02-14) correspond to this description, with two, somewhat disjunct records shown for North Carolina.