Female

Length: Female 20-24mm, Male 15-18mm;
Forewing Length: Female 18mm, Male 14mm
Proboscis Length: 12mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	April - September (Earliest: 27.4)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows
Food:	Several Asteraceae Nectar	Succisa pratensis Nectar
Parasitoids:	Syntretus splendidus
Parasites Nest of:	Bombus terrestris

Atlas Hymenoptera: Bombus vestalis Belgium, Europe
BWARS: Bombus vestalis
Nature Spot: Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee - Bombus vestalis
Dutch Bees and their Relations: Bombus vestalis
Wildbienen: Gefleckte Kuckuckshummel: Bombus vestalis

Pictures © 2003, 2006, 2009 J.K. Lindsey

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