Bombus ashtoni (Cresson, 1864) is a animal in the Apidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Bombus ashtoni (Cresson, 1864)
Bombus ashtoni is a cuckoo bumblebee that parasitizes nests of closely related bumblebee species for resources.
Bombus ashtoni, formally described by Cresson in 1864, is a species of cuckoo bumblebee. As a cuckoo bumblebee, it acts as a parasite of closely related bumblebee species, including Bombus affinis, Bombus terricola, and Bombus fervidus. It lives inside the nests of these host bumblebees and tricks the host bees into providing it with resources like food.
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Melissodes trinodis Robertson, 1901
Bombus hypocrita Pérez, 1905
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Bombus confusus Schenck, 1861
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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