Tag: Triepeolus remigatus

• Squash longhorn-cuckoo bee (Triepeolus remigatus)

  Apidae > Triepeolus > Triepeolus remigatus Squash longhorn-cuckoo (Triepeolus remigatus) is never far from its squash bee hosts Peponapis pruinosa and Xenoglossa strenua. This Triepeolus has a distinctive “anchor” pattern on its thorax, and has a preference for nectar from summer-blooming Asteraceae in the garden and agricultural fields; rarely, if ever, do they visit squash…

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  January 10, 2023

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  cleptoparasite, cuckoo bee, squash, Triepeolus, Triepeolus remigatus