About Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee
A brood parasitic bumblebee that takes over colonies of the Buff-tailed Bumblebee. The female kills or subdues the host queen and uses the workers to raise her own offspring.
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Females infiltrate host bumblebee nests and take them over by force, enslaving the workers to raise cuckoo brood.
Distribution
Where Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee can be found
Seasonal Activity
Peak activity
Moderate
Low / dormant
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Orbitrock. (2026). Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee (Psithyrus vestalis). Retrieved from https://orbitrock.com/insect/vestal-cuckoo-bumblebee
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