Lemon Cuckoo Bumblebee
Bombus citrinus
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Apidae
Bombus citrinus is a species of bumblebee known commonly as the lemon cuckoo bumblebee due to its lemon-yellow color. It is native to eastern North America. This is a cuckoo bumblebee, one that invades the colonies of other bumblebees, kills the resident queen, and takes control over the population of workers inside.
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Los abejorros cucos son miembros del subgénero Psithyrus del género Bombus. Anteriormente se lo trataba como a un género independiente de Bombus en la tribu Bombini. El subgénero contiene 29 especies que parasitan a otros miembros del género Bombus.
Distribution
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