Re: Bombus Muddle

Dear Andy,

I forwarded your bumble bee query to Mike Edwards and his reply is given below.

Peter Hodge.

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Mike Edwards
  To: Peter Hodge
  Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 11:36 AM
  Subject: Re: [Adastra] Bombus Muddle


  Dear Peter,

  This is a Bombus terrestris queen. I admit the description sounds like B. vestalis, but the pictures show the basal darker band of B. terrestris, not the patches of B. vestalis. It is not absolutely too early for B. vestalis as it, like its host, has been getting rather earlier, however I have seen only one or two quite this early. A picture of the hind leg would be a good idea and clinch it.


  Best wishes


  Mike




  On 28 Mar 2007, at 15:36, Peter Hodge wrote:


    Dear Mike,

    Are you able to help Andy?

    Peter.

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: British Marine Life Study Society
    To: BRITISH INSECTS ; ADASTRA
    Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:48 AM
    Subject: [Adastra] Bombus Muddle


    Hello,

    This Bombus picture confused me (got in a right muddle) at first. The Queen
    had a white tail with slight V-shaped black markings a lemon-coloured
    band,and an orange band near its head.

    Images on:
    http://www.glaucus.org.uk/BBeeID.html

    What do you make of these pictures? What species? (a sort of test)

    I think my first choice was right in the end.

    Cheers

    Andy Horton
    glaucus@...
    Adur Valley Nature Notes
    http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Adur2006.html
    http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Adur2007.html
    Adur Valley Nature Notes: March 2007
    http://www.glaucus.org.uk/March2007.html

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