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Bohemian Cuckoo Bumble bee
Bombus bohemicus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Hymenoptera ›Family: Apidae ›Genus: Bombus
About
Bombus bohemicus, also known as the gypsy's cuckoo bumblebee, is a species of socially parasitic cuckoo bumblebee found in most of Europe and the United Kingdom with the exception of the southern Iberian Peninsula and Iceland. B. bohemicus practices inquilinism, or brood parasitism, of other bumblebee species. B. bohemicus is a generalist parasite, successfully invading several species from genus Bombus. The invading queen mimics the host nest's chemical signals, allowing her to assume a reproductively dominant...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Bohemian Cuckoo Bumble bee is Bombus bohemicus.
- Bohemian Cuckoo Bumble bee belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Bohemian Cuckoo Bumble bee belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Bohemian Cuckoo Bumble bee belongs to the class Insecta.
- Bohemian Cuckoo Bumble bee belongs to the order Hymenoptera.
- Bohemian Cuckoo Bumble bee belongs to the family Apidae.
- Bohemian Cuckoo Bumble bee belongs to the genus Bombus.