Magenta Dinner - _TNY_6777
Here's a Barbut's cuckoo-bee (Bombus barbutellus) on top of an orpine (Hylotelephium telephium).
Like all cuckoo bees, this species imitates other species of bumblebees and parasitize on them. This one specializing on B. hortorum and B. ruderatus.
A tighter crop on the head can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/20527794404
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Magenta Dinner - _TNY_6777
Here's a Barbut's cuckoo-bee (Bombus barbutellus) on top of an orpine (Hylotelephium telephium).
Like all cuckoo bees, this species imitates other species of bumblebees and parasitize on them. This one specializing on B. hortorum and B. ruderatus.
A tighter crop on the head can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/20527794404
3,412
views
40
faves
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Uploaded on September 5, 2015
Taken on September 3, 2015