RM2HF07D8–Sharp-tailed / Cuckoo Bee (Coelioxys elongata) Female, Megachilidae. Sussex, UK
RMBGGBAJ–Cuckoo Bee (Nomada sp.) clinging to leaf, Oxfordshire, UK.
RM2D9754T–Cuckoo Bee (Thyreus ramosus) female on flower, Mont Ventoux, Provence, France
RM2D7P5K7–Male Red-tailed Cuckoo Bee, Bombus rupestris, feeding on Marjoram flowers; social parasite on Red-tailed Bumblebee.
RMBKJA0H–cuckoo bee emerging from the hole of the hairy footed flower bee, anthophora plumipes, after laying eggs.
RFBJ0YXP–Cuckoo Bee (Sphecodes albilabris)
RFKCE0FM–A parasitic Cuckoo Bee (Bombus species either B. vestalis or B. bohemicus) on a zinnia flower. Sissinghurst, Kent, UK
RM2D6WPEM–Flavour nomad bee - a cuckoo bee that lays its eggs in other solitary bee's nests. Kent. UK
RMEBP065–Cuckoo bumblebee, Cuckoo Bee (Bombus rupestris, Psithyrus rupestris), on a leaf, Germany
RMBE7GRR–Cuckoo bee (Nomada spec.)
RFT85WA0–Leaf cutting cuckoo bee
RMG026W5–Cuckoo Bee (Sphecodes albilabris)
RFD1T038–The Neon Cuckoo Bee is a stunningly beautiful bee notable for its brilliant metallic blue and black banded colors.
RMW7TWN2–Male Cuckoo bee (Thyreus sp possibly T. histrionicus) in flight, Matobo National Park , Zimbabwe, November.
RMEPDWAR–One of the nomad cuckoo bee species in the UK. So called because they lay their eggs in the nests of other bees.
RMW2ND2N–Bohemian Bumblebee, Bombus bohemicus. A white-tailed cuckoo bee with gold bands. Queen is15â. “20mm in length. B bohemicus lacks pollen baskets on
RF2C3EJYD–Vestal or Southern Cuckoo Bee on Marsh Thistle - Cirsium palustre
RMDKR61F–Female solitary Cuckoo bee Sphecodes ephippius working to fill in a nest burrow of a host be she has raided. Powys, Wales. June.
RM2HF07DE–Sharp-tailed / Cuckoo Bee (Coelioxys elongata) Female, Megachilidae. Sussex, UK
RMBGGBAP–Cuckoo Bee (Nomada sp.) resting on leaf, Oxfordshire, UK.
RM2D97546–Cuckoo Bee (Thyreus ramosus) female on flower, Mont Ventoux, Provence, France
RM2D7P5J1–Male Red-tailed Cuckoo Bee, Bombus rupestris, feeding on Marjoram flowers; social parasite on Red-tailed Bumblebee.
RMBKJ9P5–cuckoo bee emerging from the hole of the hairy footed flower bee, anthophora plumipes, after laying eggs.
RMBRFN72–Cuckoo Bee (Sphecodes albilabris)
RFJ56XPP–Leaf Cutter Cuckoo Bee
RM2D6WPED–Flavour nomad bee - a cuckoo bee that lays its eggs in other solitary bee's nests. Kent. UK
RMEBP06B–Cuckoo bumblebee, Cuckoo Bee (Bombus rupestris, Psithyrus rupestris), on a leaf, Germany
RF2CAH500–A Nomad/Cuckoo bee (Nomada sp.)
RMBBH2EN–Cuckoo Bee Nomada flava at rest on a leaf
RM2K5C51P–Cuckoo Bee, Tribe Epeolini, foraging on Maximilian sunflower, Helianthus maximiliani
RF2F4HTPX–Australian native Thyreus nitidulus Neon Cuckoo bee/blue and black striped bee lookig for nectar
RMW80231–Cuckoo bee (Nomada leucophthalma) about to enter the nest burrow of Miner Bee (Andrena clarkella). The cuckoo bee is cleptoparasitic, laying its eggs in nests of other bees in order that their parasitic larvae can feed on the food originally intentended for the host larvae. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April.
RF2NPE6YT–Vestal Cuckoo Bee, Bombus vestalis, queen, drinking nectar or chive. This is the social parasite of Buff-tailed Bumblebee
RMTC8XH1–Bohemian Bumblebee, Bombus bohemicus. A white-tailed cuckoo bee with gold bands. Queen is15â. “20mm in length. B bohemicus lacks pollen baskets on
RMD04XC6–A Southern Cuckoo Bee, Bombus vestalis, feeding on Chives in a South Yorkshire Garden.
RMDKR61J–Female solitary Cuckoo bee Sphecodes ephippius working to fill in a nest burrow of a host be she has raided. Powys, Wales. June.