Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyi
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Insects
Bombus suckleyi is a species of bumblebee known commonly as Suckley's cuckoo bumblebee, named after biologist George Suckley. Suckley's bumble bee is a generalist pollinator and represents a rare group of obligate, parasitic bumble bees. Suckley's bumble bee is a social-parasite because it invades the nests of the host bumble bees, including the western bumble bee, and relies on host species workers to provision its larvae. It is native to northwestern North America, including Alaska and parts of western and central Canada and the western United States.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Apidae
- Genus
- Bombus