Holcopasites calliopsidis (Linsley, 1943)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Apidae   >   Genus Holcopasites   

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The cuckoo wasp Holcopasites calliopsidis specializes in kleptoparasitism of this species.

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This cuckoo bee is a kleptoparasite of Calliopsis andreniformis, which is common in lawns and areas with compacted dirt (S. Droege, pers. comm.).

There are 22 records in the project database.

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Holcopasites calliopsidis collected in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/24/2013). Collected by Tim McMahon, Photographed by Brooke Alexander, and Photoshoped by Ann Simpkins Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

Holcopasites calliopsidis in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/24/2013). Collected by Tim McMahon, Photographed by Brooke Alexander, and Photoshoped by Ann Simpkins. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

Holcopasites calliopsidis in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/23/2020). (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Even Dankowicz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Holcopasites calliopsidis in Howard Co., Maryland (7/6/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by bugologist2 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

The cuckoo bee Holcopasites calliopsidis in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/25/2013). Determined by Sam Droege. Photo by Anna Letaw. (MBP list)


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