Thyreus caeruleopunctatus
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Suborder: | Apocrita |
(unranked): | Aculeata |
Superfamily: | Apoidea |
Family: | Apidae |
Subfamily: | Apinae |
Tribe: | Melectini |
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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