Central America
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Crawfordapis luctuosa
A apidae species documented from Central America.
About this species
Crawfordapis luctuosa(Smith, 1861)
Information reviewed15 July 2026
Crawfordapis luctuosa is a species in the family Apidae. Current taxonomic catalogues recognise this name. The documented range used for this profile is Central America; unsupported ecological details have been left blank.
Taxonomy
Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Hymenoptera · Apidae · Crawfordapis
Accepted taxon. · checked 2026-07-15
Central AmericaBroad documented range and selected reference localities — not a complete occurrence map.
Open ground with suitable soil for nesting and nearby flowers.
Adults forage by day during local flowering seasons.
Adults take nectar; females collect pollen for larvae.
Solitary ground-nesting bee, with nests sometimes aggregated.
What makes this species remarkable?
Crawfordapis luctuosa is the best-known member of its small genus.
Published work documents its ground-nesting natural history.
It is a solitary bee, not a eusocial colony-forming species.