Thyreus caeruleopunctatus
| Thyreus caeruleopunctatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Thyreus |
| Species: | T. caeruleopunctatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Thyreus caeruleopunctatus Blanchard 1840
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The chequered cuckoo bee (Thyreus caeruleopunctatus) is a species of bee native to Australia and New Guinea. A member of the family Apidae, it was described by Émile Blanchard in 1840. It is mostly black, with pale blue markings on the abdomen, thorax, legs and head, and smoky-coloured wings. This species is kleptoparasitic on species of the Amegilla genus, including Amegilla pulchra.