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'''''Bombus fernaldae''''', the '''Fernald's cuckoo bumblebee''', is a species of [[Psithyrus|cuckoo bumblebee]] having only males and [[queen bee|queens]], but no [[worker bee]]s. The females place their [[egg (biology)|eggs]] in the nest of the confusing bumblebee (''[[Bombus perplexus]]'') or the red-belted bumblebee (''[[Bombus rufocinctus]]''), which raise the [[larva]]e. Fernald's cuckoo bumblebees pollinate ''[[Potentilla]], [[Rubus]]'', [[clover]]s, and [[goldenrod]]s.<ref>[http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/documents/BumbleBeeGuide2011.pdf], p.94</ref>
'''''Bombus fernaldae''''', the '''Fernald's cuckoo bumblebee''', is a species of [[Psithyrus|cuckoo bumblebee]] having only males and [[queen bee|queens]], but no [[worker bee]]s. The females place their [[egg (biology)|eggs]] in the nest of the confusing bumblebee (''[[Bombus perplexus]]'') or the red-belted bumblebee (''[[Bombus rufocinctus]]''), which raise the [[larva]]e. Fernald's cuckoo bumblebees pollinate ''[[Potentilla]], [[Rubus]]'', [[clover]]s, and [[goldenrod]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/documents/BumbleBeeGuide2011.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-10-28 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016031953/http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/documents/BumbleBeeGuide2011.pdf |archivedate=2011-10-16 |df= }}, p.94</ref>


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Fernald's cuckoo bumblebee
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B. fernaldae
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Bombus fernaldae
(Franklin, 1911)[1]

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 pollinate Potentilla, Rubus, clovers, and goldenrods.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Bombus fernaldae (Franklin, 1911)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2011-10-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), p.94