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Bee ID (UK) (1 Viewer)
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Andy Adcock
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No books here but I'd say that 4 is a Honey Bee and 3-5 are White-tailed Bumblebee?
david kelly
Drive-by Birder
2. Maybe Garden Bumblebee, 3 and 5 could be White-tailed but that’s now a species complex, so possibly the helpfully named Cryptic Bumblebee. Tree bumblebee for 1.
David
David
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Andy Adcock
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Not sure about that one, expect much bolder black mid section and white tail?
david kelly
Drive-by Birder
Which one?
1 is Common Carder Bee, Bombus pascuorum
2 is male Red-tailed Bumblebee, B. lapidarius
3 not sure, but don't think it's White-tailed as appears to be male (no pollen basket) + male of this species has yellow hairs on the face + the yellow bands tend to be lighter
4 agree Honey Bee, Apis mellifera
5 male White-tailed Bumblebee, B. lucorum agg.
2 is male Red-tailed Bumblebee, B. lapidarius
3 not sure, but don't think it's White-tailed as appears to be male (no pollen basket) + male of this species has yellow hairs on the face + the yellow bands tend to be lighter
4 agree Honey Bee, Apis mellifera
5 male White-tailed Bumblebee, B. lucorum agg.
Andy Adcock
Worst person on Birdforum
Tree Bee, the one I marked in bold.
Ficedula
velico ergo sum
1 is Common Carder Bee, Bombus pascuorum - Correct
2 is male Red-tailed Bumblebee, B. lapidarius - Correct
3 not sure, but don't think it's White-tailed as appears to be male (no pollen basket) + male of this species has yellow hairs on the face + the yellow bands tend to be lighter - Bombus terrestris - female
4 agree Honey Bee, Apis mellifera - correct
5 male White-tailed Bumblebee, B. lucorum agg.[/QUOTE] - correct
2 is male Red-tailed Bumblebee, B. lapidarius - Correct
3 not sure, but don't think it's White-tailed as appears to be male (no pollen basket) + male of this species has yellow hairs on the face + the yellow bands tend to be lighter - Bombus terrestris - female
4 agree Honey Bee, Apis mellifera - correct
5 male White-tailed Bumblebee, B. lucorum agg.[/QUOTE] - correct
david kelly
Drive-by Birder
- correct[/QUOTE]
Just a beginner with these but the Common Carders I see here are covered in a uniform ginger “pelage” on their dorsal surfaces. Is there geographical variation?
David
Just a beginner with these but the Common Carders I see here are covered in a uniform ginger “pelage” on their dorsal surfaces. Is there geographical variation?
David[/QUOTE]
They are quite variable. This looks a fairly average one to me, but they look different as they age, getting more worn.
