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blue cuckoo bee

Thyreus decorus

Description:

13mm. japanese name: ルリモンハナバチ.

Habitat:

parasite to Anthophoridae(コシブトハナバチ). flight: June-September.

Notes:

Thyreus in Noah: http://www.projectnoah.org/organisms?sea...

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9 Comments

HarumKoh
HarumKoh 11 years ago

thank you injica! I added "cuckoo". :))

injica
injica 11 years ago

That's a cuckoo bee, maybe you can name it so ;)

HarumKoh
HarumKoh 11 years ago

thank you Debbie Stewart, Adarsha B S!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 11 years ago

Very stunning :)

Debbie Stewart
Debbie Stewart 11 years ago

Brilliant photos Harum, what a great contrast in colours :-)

HarumKoh
HarumKoh 11 years ago

thank you ToshimiDowaki!

ToshimiDowaki
ToshimiDowaki 11 years ago

Beautiful shot!

HarumKoh
HarumKoh 11 years ago

thank you!

keithp2012
keithp2012 11 years ago

Cool!

HarumKoh
Spotted by
HarumKoh

近畿 (Kinki Region), Japan

Spotted on Aug 25, 2012
Submitted on Jul 30, 2013

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