Bombus lapidarius maybe (1 Viewer)

colincurry

Well-known member

• Apr 6, 2019

• #1

One from the garden. ID welcomed.

Thanks

Colin

 

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mark clements

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• Apr 6, 2019

• #2

:t:Looks a bit like red dead nettle with some kind of bee on it
Could well be B. Lapidus, from my books, if its dead nettle flower for size comparison.
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WalterRayle

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• Apr 7, 2019

• #3

It is lapidarius, the only other all black bumblebee with a red tail is ruderarius and that would have red hairs along the edge of the hind leg, in lapidarius, as in your photo, these are black. Lapidarius is by far the more common and widespread of the two, with ruderarius getting close to probable extinction in Britain.

 

colincurry

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• Apr 7, 2019

• #4

Thank you both

Colin