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Red-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius

Favourite Photos

image species author location uploaded taken select
Red-tailed Bumblebee Red-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius dylan Laundry Lane 17 Oct 2020, 7:03 p.m. 12 May 2019, 9:50 a.m.
Red-tailed Bumblebee Red-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius dylan Laundry Lane 3 Sep 2020, 1:36 p.m. 16 Aug 2020, 4:20 p.m.
Red-tailed Bumblebee Red-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius dylan Goat Gully 16 Jul 2021, 4:09 p.m. 15 Jul 2021, 4:14 p.m.
Red-tailed Bumblebee Red-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius dylan Laundry Lane 31 Jul 2020, 9:16 p.m. 9 Jun 2020, 3:19 p.m.
Red-tailed Bumblebee Red-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius dylan Laundry Lane 31 Jul 2020, 9:16 p.m. 9 Jun 2020, 3:19 p.m.
Red-tailed Bumblebee Red-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius dylan Laundry Lane 31 Jul 2020, 9:19 p.m. 9 Jun 2020, 3:20 p.m.

Species Description

Common and widespread throughout the UK. Habitat incudes: gardens, parks, allotments, cemeteries, road side verges, meadows, grassland, hedgerows, woodland clearings, scrub, wasteland, river banks. Length queen= 20-22mm, workers= 11-16mm, male= 14-16mm.