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Suckley Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Bombus suckleyi

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Apidae

Bombus suckleyi is a species of bumblebee known commonly as Suckley's cuckoo bumblebee, named after biologist George Suckley. Suckley's bumble bee is a generalist pollinator and represents a rare group of obligate, parasitic bumble bees (cuckoo bumble bees). Suckley's bumble bee is a social-parasite because it invades the nests of the host bumble bees, including the western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis), and relies on host species workers to provision its larvae.

Distribution

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