Marsham's Nomad Bee (Nomada marshamella)

Marsham's Nomad Bee, a reference photo — Photo: Arnstein Staverløkk · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Nomada marshamella, Marsham's nomad bee, is a species of Palearctic cuckoo bee which appears to be a wasp mimic and which is cleptoparasite on the mining bees of the genus Andrena, especially A. scotica and A. trimmerana.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Marsham's Nomad Bee being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Nomada fulvicornis
Nomada lathburiana
Nomada zonata
Nomada signata
Nomada goodeniana

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Nomada
Species: Nomada marshamella

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