Tag: Stelis louisae

• Painted dark bee (Stelis louisae)

  Megachilidae > Stelis > Stelis louisae Louisiana painted-dark bee (S. louisae) is a colorful and distinctive member of an otherwise rare and poorly understood group of megachilid cuckoos. S. louisae is thought to predominately parasitize nests of megachilids that line their nests with tree resin: Megachile campanulae in New England and M. exilis in mid-Atlantic…

  Bee Watching

  January 12, 2023

  Species Page, Stelis, Summer Bees

  asters, cleptoparasite, cuckoo bee, dark bee, Stelis, Stelis louisae, summer