Disrupted Beautiful-Masked bee

Palaeorhiza disrupta · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Colletidae

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Disrupted Beautiful-Masked bee
Photo: Suzanne Muzic, CC BY

The disrupted beautiful-masked bee lives in north-eastern Australia and is common throughout New Guinea. Its type locality is Kuranda in Queensland. It is native to the region known as Meganesia. Adult bees feed on nectar and pollen, visiting flowers such as those of Melastoma species.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Found in north-eastern Australia and widely across New Guinea. The species was first described from Kuranda, Queensland.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

Adults are flying mellivores, feeding on nectar and pollen. They visit flowering plants including species of Melastoma.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to Meganesia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Disrupted Beautiful-Masked bee photo 2
Photo: Jane C Frost, CC BY
Disrupted Beautiful-Masked bee photo 3
Photo: Jane C Frost, CC BY
Disrupted Beautiful-Masked bee photo 4
Photo: Kai Squires, CC BY
Disrupted Beautiful-Masked bee photo 5
Photo: Jane C Frost, CC BY

Same family (Colletidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeorhiza_disrupta

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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