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B. sylvarum colony
Colony of B. sylvarum.
 

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alphabetical list of the 22-28 British species
     
Species name English names Status
Names are from Sladen (1912) with additions from Step (1932). Review and books on British species
barbutellus 'Barbut's Cuckoo-bee'

bohemicus

'Gipsy Cuckoo-bee'

campestris

'Field Cuckoo-bee'
cryptarum   see lucorum

cullumanus

'Cullum's Humble-bee' last recorded 1941

distinguendus

'Great Yellow Humble-bee' Biodiversity Action Plan priority species

hortorum

'Small Garden Humble-bee'

humilis

'Brown-banded Carder-bee' Biodiversity Action Plan priority species

hypnorum

'Tree bumblebee' first recorded 2001

jonellus

'Heath Humble-bee'

lapidarius

'Stone Humble-bee'

lucorum

'Small Earth Humble-bee'

magnus

  see lucorum

monticola

'Mountain Humble-bee'  

muscorum

'Large Carder-bee'  

pascuorum

'Common Carder-bee'

pomorum

'Apple Humble-bee' last recorded 1864

pratorum

'Early-nesting Humble-bee'

ruderarius

'Red-shanked Carder-bee'  

ruderatus

'Large Garden Humble-bee' Biodiversity Action Plan priority species

rupestris

'Hill Cuckoo-bee'

(smithianus)

  see muscorum

soroeensis

'Ilfracombe Humble-bee'  

subterraneus

'Short-haired Humble-bee' last recorded 1988 (BAP species)

sylvarum

'Shrill Carder-bee' Biodiversity Action Plan priority species

sylvestris

'Four-coloured Cuckoo-bee'

terrestris

'Large Earth Humble-bee'

vestalis

'Vestal Cuckoo-bee'

 

     
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