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Bombus vestalis (Vestal Cuckoo-bee)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Bombus vestalis, the vestal cuckoo bumblebee, is a species of cuckoo bumblebee that lives in most of Europe, as well as North Africa and western Asia. It is a brood parasite that takes over the nests of other bee species. Its primary host is Bombus terrestris (the buff-tailed bumblebee). After its initial classification as Psithyrus vestalis, this bumblebee recently was reclassified into the genus Bombus, subgenus Psithyrus.
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Infraspecies

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Centaurea jacea (Brown Knapweed)[1]
Chamerion angustifolium angustifolium (Rosebay Willowherb)[1]
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle)[1]
Rubus idaeus (Raspberry)[1]
Succisa pratensis (devilsbit)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Consumers

Pollinator of 
Centaurea jacea (Brown Knapweed)[1]
Chamerion angustifolium angustifolium (Rosebay Willowherb)[1]
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle)[1]
Rubus idaeus (Raspberry)[1]
Succisa pratensis (devilsbit)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Ecology of Commanster
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0