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BumblebeeID - find British species by colour pattern

All British species > yellow-white tails > no bands > widespread species? restart key

B. campestris
campestris

female
(dark form)

 

B. campestris
campestris

male
(dark form)
local species? restart key

B. jonellus
jonellus

queen/worker
(rare dark mainland form,
predominantly N+W)

 

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yellow-white tails +
no pale bands

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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