Thyreus caeruleopunctatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Thyreus |
Species: | T. caeruleopunctatus
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Binomial name | |
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus Blanchard 1840
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Thyreus caeruleopunctatus, commonly known as the chequered cuckoo bee,[1] is a parasitic bee of the genus Thyreus, also called cuckoo bees. It is a stocky bee, notable for its brilliant metallic blue and black banded colors. Like other Thyreus, they are kleptoparasites of Amegilla species.[2] They are found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.[3]