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Thyreus nitidulus, commonly known as the neon cuckoo bee, is a parasitic bee of the genus Thyreus, also called Cuckoo Bees. It is a stocky bee, notable for its brilliant metallic blue and black banded colors.
oh... thank you patty, the photo was taken in Surabaya East Java, Indonesia.
This is a remarkably beautiful bee Ayub! and a beautiful picture too. We don´t have those sort of bees here. I think cookoo clocks should also have this wonderful bees on them... =)