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Bombus terrestris

Bombus terrestris is a widespread bumblebee species native to Europe. It’s notable for its subterranean nesting behavior...

Europe Commercial Extant Bumblebee

9.2 Excellent

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Bombus suckleyi

Bombus suckleyi, commonly known as Suckley's cuckoo bumblebee, is a North American insect that operates as an obligate s...

North American Parasite Bombus Cuckoo Bee

7.6 Good

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Variable Cuckoo Bumblebee (Bombus variabilis)

The Variable Cuckoo Bumblebee (Bombus variabilis) is a parasitic bee species native to North America. As a social parasi...

Parasite Extant Parasitic Bombus

7.6 Good

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Gooden's Nomad Bee (Nomada goodeniana)

Gooden's nomad bee (Nomada goodeniana) is a species of cuckoo bee found across Europe. It is easily recognized by its di...

Parasite Extant Parasitic Cuckoo Bee

7.3 Good

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Bombus rupestris

Bombus rupestris is a species of cuckoo bumblebee in the family Apidae, widely distributed across Europe. As an obligate...

European Parasite Bombus Cuckoo Bee

7.2 Good

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Fringed Nomad Bee (Nomada rufipes)

Nomada rufipes, commonly called the fringed nomad bee, is a Palearctic species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It do...

Parasite Extant Parasitic Cuckoo Bee

7.1 Good

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Bombus vestalis

Bombus vestalis, commonly called the vestal cuckoo bumblebee, is a European parasitic bumblebee described by Étienne Lou...

Europe Extant Parasitic Bombus

7.0 Good

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Painted Nomad Bee (Nomada fucata)

Nomada fucata, commonly called the painted nomad bee, is a Palearctic cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. Like other Nomada...

Parasite Extant Parasitic Cuckoo Bee

7.0 Good

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Bombus bohemicus

Bombus bohemicus, commonly known as the gypsy cuckoo bumblebee, is a parasitic insect native to Eurasia. First described...

Europe Extant Parasitic Bombus

6.9 Fair

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Bombus campestris

Bombus campestris, commonly called the field cuckoo bumblebee or field cuckoo-bee, is a Eurasian species of parasitic bu...

European Parasite Bombus Cuckoo Bee

6.9 Fair

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Cuckoo Sweat Bee (Sphecodes monilicornis)

Sphecodes monilicornis, commonly called the box-headed blood bee, is a Palearctic sweat bee in the family Halictidae. It...

Parasite Extant Parasitic Cuckoo Bee

6.9 Fair

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Coelioxys octodentata

Coelioxys octodentata, also called the eight-toothed cuckoo leafcutter bee, is a solitary bee in the leafcutter-bee fami...

European Parasite Cuckoo Bee Coelioxys

6.8 Fair

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Bombus sylvestris

Bombus sylvestris, commonly called the forest cuckoo bumblebee, is a species of cuckoo bumblebee found across much of Eu...

European Parasite Bombus Cuckoo Bee

6.7 Fair

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Bombus insularis

Bombus insularis is a North American cuckoo bumblebee, a social parasite in the genus Bombus and the group historically...

North American Parasite Bombus Cuckoo Bee

6.7 Fair

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Coelioxys rufitarsis

Coelioxys rufitarsis is a North American species of solitary cuckoo bee in the leafcutter-bee family Megachilidae. Femal...

European Parasite Cuckoo Bee Coelioxys

6.7 Fair

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Bombus citrinus

Bombus citrinus, the lemon cuckoo bumblebee, is a parasitic bumblebee in the subgenus Psithyrus. It does not establish a...

North American Parasite Bombus Cuckoo Bee

6.6 Fair

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Mormon Metalmark Nomad Bee (Nomada mormon)

Nomada mormon is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae and genus Nomada, recorded from North America. Like other...

Parasite Extant Parasitic Cuckoo Bee

6.5 Fair

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Coelioxys conoidea

Coelioxys conoidea is a solitary bee native to Eurasia, notable as a kleptoparasite because females lay their eggs in th...

Parasite Extant Cuckoo Bee Coelioxys

6.3 Fair

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Coelioxys rufescens

Coelioxys rufescens is a solitary cuckoo bee found across Eurasia, notable for its parasitic breeding strategy of laying...

Parasite Extant Cuckoo Bee Coelioxys

6.2 Fair

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Stelis punctulatissima

Stelis punctulatissima is a dark solitary bee native to Europe, notable for its cleptoparasitic lifestyle of laying eggs...

Parasite Extant Cuckoo Bee Megachilidae

5.9 Mediocre