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BumblebeeID - find British species by colour pattern

All British species > yellow-white tails > orange thorax > widespread species?

restart key

pascuorum
queen/worker
(northern form)

pascuorum
male
(northern form)

pascuorum
queen/worker
(northern form)

pascuorum
male
(northern form)

local species?

restart key

humilis queen/worker (southern)	humilis male (southern)	humilis queen/worker (rare dark form)
muscorum queen/worker (mainland form)	muscorum male (mainland form)	muscorum queen/worker (N+W island form)	muscorum male (N+W island form)
hypnorum queen/worker (southern)	hypnorum male (southern)
campestris female (northern form)

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

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