Oil-digger-bee-parasite

Guides

• Ericrocis pintada

  Painted Oil-digger-Cuckoo

  Ericrocis pintada is a species of cleptoparasitic bee in the family Apidae, tribe Ericrocidini. It is commonly known as the Painted Oil-digger-Cuckoo. The species is native to Central America and North America. Like other members of its tribe, it is presumed to be a nest parasite of oil-collecting bees in the genus Centris, though specific host records for this species are limited.

  beecleptoparasitecuckoo-beeApidaeEricrocidiniCentris-parasiteoil-digger-bee-parasiteHymenopteraNorth-AmericaCentral-Americainsectpollinator-community