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BumblebeeID - find British species by colour pattern

All British species > yellow-white tails > 2 bands > widespread species?

terrestris queen (common form)	terrestris queen/worker (common form)	terrestris worker (common form)	terrestris male (common form)
terrestris queen/worker (rare introduced form)	terrestris male (rare introduced form)
lucorum queen/worker (common form)	lucorum male (common form)	lucorum queen/worker (N+W upland form)	lucorum male (N+W upland form)
barbutellus female	barbutellus female	barbutellus male
sylvestris female	sylvestris male
campestris female (common form)

local species?

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soroeensis
worker
(predominantly N+W)

soroeensis
queen/worker
(predominantly N+W)

soroeensis
male
(predominantly N+W)

ruderatus
queen
(southern)

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

extremely rare / extinct species?

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subterraneus
queen/worker
(extinct southern)

yellow-white tails +
2 yellow bands

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. A few species are extremely rare or may have gone extinct within Britain.

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