Bombus fernaldae explained

Bombus fernaldae, the Fernald's cuckoo bumblebee, is a species of cuckoo bumblebee having only males and queens, but no worker bees. The females place their eggs in the nest of the confusing bumblebee (Bombus perplexus) or the red-belted bumblebee (Bombus rufocinctus), which raise the larvae. Fernald's cuckoo bumblebees visit flowers of Potentilla, Rubus, clovers, and goldenrods.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-10-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111016031953/http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/documents/BumbleBeeGuide2011.pdf . 2011-10-16 ., p.94