Red-Tipped Tumbling Flower Beetle vs Cuckoo Bee
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Red-Tipped Tumbling Flower Beetle | Cuckoo Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Mordellina pustulata | Nomada flava |
| Order | Coleoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Mordellidae | Apidae |
| Size | 3-5 mm | 8-11 mm |
| Habitat | Meadows | Meadows |
| Diet | Parasitoids | Pollen Feeders |
| Regions | Europe | Europe, Asia |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Red-Tipped Tumbling Flower Beetle
A small tumbling flower beetle with dark elytra bearing reddish markings, found across Europe. Larvae develop inside the stems of composite plants.
Did You Know?
Its larvae bore through the pith of thistle stems, pupating inside and emerging as adults through a neat exit hole.
Cuckoo Bee
A slender, wasp-like bee with yellow and black banding that lacks pollen-collecting structures. It is a brood parasite that sneaks into the nests of mining bees to lay its eggs.
Did You Know?
Like cuckoo birds, these bees lay their eggs in the nests of other bee species, where the cuckoo larva kills the host egg and consumes all the stored food.