ThyreusThyreus caeruleopunctatus Thyreus waroonensis
The Thyreus caeruleopunctatus is known commonly as the Chequered Cuckoo Bee. A stocky looking bee, it has metallic pale to blue and black banded colours.
They are a known species as a kleptoparasite of the Banded Amegilla (Blue Banded Bee).
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Family: Apidae
- Tribe: Melectini
- Genus: Thyreus
- Species: Thyreus caeruleopunctatus
Footnote & References
- Photographs Thyreus caeruleopunctatus © Marc Newman, Flickr, https://flickr.com/photos/koolbee/albums
ThyreusThyreus caeruleopunctatus Thyreus waroonensis
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