Nomada flavopicta (Kirby, 1802)
(Blunthorn Nomad Bee)

Interactions where Nomada flavopicta is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva kleptoparasitises pollen store UK/Ireland Melitta blunthorn bees Hymenoptera: Melittidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Nomada flavopicta/Nomada flavopictablunthorn nomad beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Melittidae/Melitta/Melittablunthorn beespollen store
larva larva kleptoparasitises pollen store UK/Ireland Melitta haemorrhoidalis Bellflower Blunthorn Bee Hymenoptera: Melittidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Nomada flavopicta/Nomada flavopictablunthorn nomad beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Melittidae/Melitta haemorrhoidalis/Melitta haemorrhoidalisbellflower blunthorn beepollen store

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Nomada flavopicta (Blunthorn Nomad Bee) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Nomada flavopicta (Blunthorn Nomad Bee) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNomada flavopicta (Blunthorn Nomad Bee)
GenusNomada (nomad bees)
FamilyAPIDAE (bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nomada flavopicta (Blunthorn Nomad Bee)

Nomada flavopicta (Blunthorn Nomad Bee) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Nomada flavopicta (Blunthorn Nomad Bee):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 13 images of Nomada flavopicta (Blunthorn Nomad Bee)
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