Bug FAQNeolarra vigilans
Neolarra vigilans · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Apidae
Neolarra vigilans is a kleptoparasitic cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It occurs from northern Mexico through the United States up into southern Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Neolarra vigilans is a kleptoparasitic cuckoo bee in the family Apidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives from northern Mexico to southern Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range extends from northern Mexico through the United States to southern Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 12 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, California, Minnesota, Idaho, Colorado.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Apidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolarra_vigilans
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