Checklist of British native bumblebees
This list of British native bumblebees (Bombus species) and cuckoo bumblebees (Psithyrus species) has been adapted from Bumblebees by O E Prys-Jones and Sarah A Corbet, published by Richmond Publishing Co Ltd, 1991.
This list does not include subspecies, forms or abberations.
| Scientific name | Common name | Status (in Britain) |
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Bombus cullumanus Bombus distinguendus Bombus hortorum Bombus humilis Bombus jonellus Bombus lapidarius Bombus lucorum Bombus magnus* Bombus monticola Bombus muscorum Bombus pascuorum Bombus pomorum Bombus pratorum Bombus ruderarius Bombus ruderatus Bombus soroeensis Bombus subterraneus Bombus sylvarum Bombus terrestris
Psithyrus barbutellus |
Cullum's Bumblebee Great Yellow Bumblebee Three-banded White-tail B'bee Red-tailed Bumblebee White-tailed Bumblebee Common Carder (Brown) B'bee Apple Bumblebee Large Garden Bumblebee Short-haired Bumblebee Shrill Carder Bumblebee Buff-tailed Bumblebee
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Not recorded for many years Rare, mainly coastal sites Widespread and abundant S England, declining Widespread but local and declining Widespread and abundant Widespread and abundant Moorland in N and W, status unclear Widespread but local and declining Widespread but local and declining Widespread and abundant Not recorded for many years Widespread and abundant S England, declining S England, declining Widespread but local and declining S England, declining S England, declining Widespread and abundant |
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The genus Psithyrus is now regarded as a subgenus of Bombus. | ||