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BumblebeeID - find British species by colour pattern

All British species > yellow-white tails > mostly yellow > widespread species?

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lucorum
male

campestris
male
(northern pale form)

campestris
male
(southern pale form)

local species?

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distinguendus
queen/worker
(northern)

distinguendus
male
(northern)

extremely rare / extinct species?

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subterraneus
male
(extinct southern)

yellow-white tails +
mostly yellow

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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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