Psithyrus variabilis

Psithyrus variabilis

Psithyrus variabilis (the variable cuckoo bumble bee)

Description (from Medler and Carney 1963)

Queen:
Male:

Diagnosis

Flight periods

Queens: . Males: .

Main flower preferences

Queens: have been recorded on clover (Trifolium). Males: goldenrods and asters.

Host species

Psithyrus variabilis is known to parasitize Bombus americanorum.

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