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| Sometimes known more commonly as Cuckoo Bees, these are social parasites - a term derived through their habit of taking food meant for the larvae of their host species. Nomada leucophthalma is a cleptoparasite on some solitary bees belonging to the Andrena group. This one was among several frequenting a small sand bank at Warsop Main Pit Top which contained a nesting aggregation of one of the Andrena species. 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. Identification to individual species level can be very difficult. | ||
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| UK distribution of Nomada
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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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