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Vestal Cuckoo Bee

Bombus vestalis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Apidae

Bombus vestalis, the vestal cuckoo bumblebee, is a species of cuckoo bumblebee that lives in most of Europe, as well as North Africa and western Asia. It is a brood parasite that takes over the nests of other bee species. Its primary host is Bombus terrestris (the buff-tailed bumblebee).

Distribution

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