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BumblebeeID - find British species by colour pattern

All British species > yellow-white tails > 3 bands > widespread species?

hortorum queen/worker	hortorum queen/worker	hortorum male	hortorum male
lucorum male
vestalis male
bohemicus male
barbutellus female	barbutellus male
campestris male

local species?

restart key

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

jonellus
male
(mainland form,
predominantly N+W)

ruderatus
worker
(southern)

ruderatus
queen
(southern)

ruderatus
male
(southern)

extremely rare / extinct species?

restart key

subterraneus
queen
(extinct southern)

subterraneus
male
(extinct southern)

yellow-white tails +
3 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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