Vestal Cuckoo Bee

Bombus vestalis

Bombus vestalis, the vestal cuckoo bumblebee, is a species of cuckoo bumblebee that lives in most of Europe, as well as North Africa and western Asia. It is a brood parasite that takes over the nests of other bee species. Its primary host is Bombus terrestris. After its initial classification as Psithyrus vestalis, this bumblebee was recently reclassified into the genus Bombus, subgenus Psithyrus.

Scientific name

Bombus vestalis

Family

Apidae