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πŸ”€ Twisted-Wing Parasites

European Stylops

Stylops melittae

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A twisted-wing parasite of mining bees in the genus Andrena. Males are free-flying while females remain permanently embedded in the host bee.

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The female never leaves her host bee and only her brood canal opening protrudes between the bee's abdominal segments.