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{{Collection-Bugs
|image=Mauve_Nectarbee.png
|name=Mauve nectarbee
|habitat=Temperate deciduous regions. 
|description=Horizontally striped in amber and deep violet bands, this hymenoptera sports an unlikely dual-wing set which produces a characteristic low-pitched reedy buzz during flight. Six spindly legs depend from an oversized body, all of which are coated with tiny filament hairs for the collection of pollen. Approximately one [[Measurements|thum]] in length for adults, its wingspan is oddly shorter than its length, defying logic as to how this insect flies at all. 
|notes=Preferring only Dryadslipper Flowers, its honey is stained mauve, and ferments quickly, producing a highly desired fruity liquor. Often, the nectarbee is seen while coated in pollens, giving a distorted impression of its true appearance. It has but a single specialized natural enemy, the [[dryadslipper spider]], although any number of nectar-seeking scavengers might find themselves on the short end of this insect's colonial temper. 
Hives are typically a honeycombed inverted cone, best suited for the highest crotch of a tree to support its weight, although domesticated varieties are often hived in conical baskets. 
}}
"Woe to he whom with nectar upon lips would beguile a queen."
---folk wisdom.

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