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BumblebeeID - find British species by colour pattern

All British species > orange tails > orange thorax > widespread species? restart key

B. pascuorum
pascuorum

queen/worker
(southern form)

 

B. pascuorum
pascuorum

queen/worker
(southern form)
B. pascuorum
pascuorum

male
(southern form)
B. pascuorum
pascuorum

male
(southern form)
local species? restart key

B. muscorum
muscorum

queen/worker
(N+W island form)

 

B. muscorum
muscorum

male
(N+W island form)
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orange tails +
orange-red thorax

Step 3 -
match the pattern details

Some species are widely distributed and often abundant. Most bees encountered will belong to this group. Others are restricted to relatively few localities, often either in the south or in the north of Britain.

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