These beautiful bees are called cuckoo bees, since they, like cuckoo birds, lay their eggs in other bees nests.
28 July 2024
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Taxonomy
Subclass:
Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
Suborder:
Apocrita (Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees)
Infraorder:
Aculeata (Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily:
Apoidea (Bees and Apoid Wasps)
Family:
Apidae (Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies)
Subfamily:
Nomadinae (Nomad and Related Cuckoo Bees)
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