Red-tailed Stingless Bee
Trigona fulviventris
Spanish: Abeja cola naranja
Trigona fulviventris, known by the common names "culo-de-vaca," "culo-de-señora," "mu'ul-kab," "culo-de-buey," and "culo-de-vieja," is a species of stingless bee found in neotropical regions of Central and South America. It is one of the largest and most widespread bees of its genus. They exhibit complex foraging behaviors by integrating spatio-temporal learning and flower scents. T. fulviventris has traditionally been observed to abstain from aggressive behavior with other species; however, more recent analyses have shown that T. fulviventris... Most often recorded in Mar, Jul, May, Jan.
- 2026-03-22 — observation by madsdemers
- 2025-07-31 — observation by adrian_mora
- 2023-05-12 — observation by daniel_brito
- 2023-01-30 — observation by zihuadean
- 2020-04-24 — observation by mildredreyes
- 2016-03-19 — observation by dale_denham_logsdon
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Cite as: “Red-tailed Stingless Bee (Trigona fulviventris) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/trigona-fulviventris/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.