European Yellow Loosestrife-Cuckoo

Epeoloides coecutiens

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae

Epeoloides is a genus of cuckoo bees which lay their eggs in the nests of melittid bees of the genus Macropis. One species, Epeoloides pilosulus, is classified as Endangered by the State of Connecticut.

Distribution

European Yellow Loosestrife-Cuckoo — Dick Belgers · CC BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 801Germany · 296Switzerland · 53France · 11Belgium · 8Luxembourg · 2

Sources and credits

PhotoDick Belgers · CC BY DescriptionEpeoloides, Wikipedia contributors

European Yellow Loosestrife-Cuckoo

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