Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)

I was so fascinated when I saw this Bumblebee, at a distance I thought it was a Common Carder Bee, but something struck me as odd and that was the white tail, I did some research and was sure it was a recent species to the UK (2001), this has been verified by BeeWatch.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

What a big one! Excellent specie introduction, promoted to homepage. Posted 12 years ago
1. Bridget Charity Rendall
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  Thank you, as I said I was so excited to see this one and to correctly identify it too, it does look big in the photo but it if you look at the flower petal it really isn't, I liked to get in close for ID. Posted 12 years ago

The Tree Bumble Bee

The tree bumblebee or new garden bumblebee is a species of bumblebee common on the European continent and parts of Asia. It has recently spread to United Kingdom and Iceland.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Bridget Charity Rendall