Bombus ashtoni is a species of cuckoo bumblebee. This means that it parasitizes closely related species such as Bombus affinis, Bombus terricola, and Bombus fervidus by residing in the nests of these bumblebees and tricking the bees into providing resources such as food for them.[1]

Bombus ashtoni
Jasper, Alberta, 2022
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Bombus
Subgenus: Psithyrus
Species:
B. ashtoni
Binomial name
Bombus ashtoni
(Cresson, 1864)

References

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  1. ^ Fisher, R. 1984. Evolution and host specificity: a study of the invasion success of a specialized bumblebee social parasite. It lives in North America and Northern Mexico. It is very rare and in 2015 was known only by seven sites across north America. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 62: 1641-164