Nomada

Nomada

walwyn Sun, 02/14/2010 - 22:10

The genus Nomada contains over 850 species and is one of the largest of the Apidae genera. These bees are wasp like with yellow and black, or brown and black markings. Most of them are Kleptoparasites and are known as cuckoo bees, due to laying their eggs in the nests of other species.

Nomada flava

walwyn Tue, 02/16/2010 - 21:15

 

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Nomada
Species: N. flava

 

Nomada ruficornis

walwyn Sun, 02/14/2010 - 22:19

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Nomada
Species: N. ruficornis