Bug FAQSingular Turret-Cuckoo
Leiopodus singularis · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Apidae
Also called: Singular Chimney-bee-cuckoo
It occurs in Central America and North America. The adult steals food from the bee Diadasia olivacea. Its egg takes longer to hatch than the host’s, and the first larval stage does not eat but kills the host larva before molting and feeding on the host’s pollen stores.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The adult steals food from the bee Diadasia olivacea.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Its egg takes longer to hatch than the host’s, and the first larval stage does not eat but kills the host larva before molting and feeding on the host’s pollen stores.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs in Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New Mexico, California, Arizona, Texas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Same family (Apidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiopodus_singularis
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