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Thyreus caeruleopunctatus

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus
Cuckoo bee on bog sage blue.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Thyreus
Species: T. caeruleopunctatus
Binomial name
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus
Blanchard 1840

Thyreus caeruleopunctatus, commonly known as the chequered cuckoo bee, is a parasitic bee of the genus Thyreus, also called cuckoo bees. It is a stocky bee, notable for its brilliant metallic blue and black banded colors.



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