Nomada
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| Sometimes known more commonly as Cuckoo Bees, Nomada flava is another example of these social parasites - a term derived through their habit of taking food meant for the larvae of their host species. There are several groups, including the genus Nomada. Most members are considerably wasp-like, having black/yellow or brown/yellow banding on a hairless abdomen. They are harmless to humans and do not sting and identification of individual species can be very difficult This one was photographed in Sherwood Forest on 22nd May 2005 | ||
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| UK distribution of Nomada flava
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 The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares. Updated September 2011 |
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