Four Coloured Cuckoo Bee

Four Coloured Cuckoo Bee - Bombus sylvestris

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Alternative names
Forest Cuckoo Bee
Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee
Description

Body lengths, female 15 mm, male 14 mm.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

To be seen around the nests of Bombus pratorum.

When to see it

Spring and summer.

Life History

Cuckoo Bumblebee of Bombus pratorum. Males tend to patrol mating circuits within 1 m of the ground.

UK Status

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

VC55 Status

Thought to be fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden
    04 April 2020
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    30 April 2016
  • Kate Nightingale
    Ulverscroft
    21 June 2016
  • AJ Cann
    Grantham Canal
    18 July 2015
  • Matthew Berriman
    Stocken
    14 April 2020
  • Maggie Frankum
    Knighton garden
    09 July 2004
    melanic male

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