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Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee -
Kegelbij
-
Coelioxys species

Image ID:
3967
Date: 
22/07/2013
Location: 
Puyarruego,
Los Pirineos,
Spain
Description: 

 

The species on the image could possibly be Coelioxys afra, but to rule other species out, not enough features could be checked in the field.

The genus Coelioxys are Cuckoo Bees, who parasitise on the genus Megachile, Leafcutter Bees.

Keywords: 
insect |
bee |
cuckoo bee |
cuckoo leafcutter bee |
coelioxys |
bij |
koekoeksbij |
kegelbij |
parasitise on leafcutter bee |
megachile |
warm |
sunny places |
meadows |
grasslands |
dunes |
heath |
parasitic |
parasiteert op behangersbijen |
warme zonnige plaatsen |
graslanden |
hooilanden |
duinen |
zand |
heide |
parasiet
Category: 
Other Insects (Bees, Flies, Wasps, Mosquitos, Cicadas, True Bugs, Ants,...) |
Places |
Europe |
Spain
Image type: 
Digital
Link to image:
http://www.bernardvanelegem.com/image/cuckoo-leafcutter-bee

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