Amegilla cingulata

Amegilla cingulata
sleeping male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Amegilla
Species:
A. cingulata
Binomial name
Amegilla cingulata
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Anthophora emendata F. Smith, 1879
  • Anthophora emendata gilberti Cockerell, 1905
  • Anthophora lilacina Cockerell, 1921

Amegilla cingulata is a species of blue-banded bee native to Australia. Currently, several scientific organizations are conducting research on how A. cingulata benefits agriculture through its distinctive "buzz pollination".