Forest Cuckoo Bee, Four-Coloured Cuckoo Bee

Bombus sylvestris

Taken on 30th June 2008, Lincoln UK. A very wet male next to a pond, the tail end with brown hairs turns downwards. This parasitises nests mainly of B. pratorum.

by wallaby1 Nov 30, 2008 10:11 PM

Cuckoo bees have no pollen baskets on their hind legs as they don't build their own nests.

by wallaby1 Nov 30, 2008 10:13 PM

Males have a yellow band at the top of the torax, but may or may not have the band on the first abdominal segment.

by wallaby1 Nov 30, 2008 10:17 PM

The face is quite small.

by wallaby1 Nov 30, 2008 10:19 PM

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Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Apidae

Genus

Bombus

Species

sylvestris

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