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BumblebeeID - find British species by colour pattern

All British species > black tails > no bands > widespread species?

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hortorum
queen/worker
(uncommon dark form)

hortorum
male
(uncommon dark form)

campestris
female
(uncommon dark form)

campestris
male
(uncommon dark form)

local species?

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ruderatus
queen/worker
(southern: dark form)

ruderatus
male
(southern: dark form)

black tails +
no pale bands

Step 3
(see the distinguishing characters in the notes on each species)

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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