Re: Bombus Muddle

by Andy Horton :: Rate this Message:

Heelo Mike,

Thanks a lot for your reply. You are a genius. At least how it seems to me from just a photograph.

I might be able to do the same with seashore life, if anybody needs an ID, but I am not so good with flying arthropods. They rarely keep still for a start!

More bumblebees at:

http://www.glaucus.org.uk/BBeeID.html#IDx6

I am going through a series of self doubt over bumblebees.

Cheers

Andy Horton
glaucus@hotmail.com
Adur Valley Nature Notes
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Adur2004.html
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Adur2005.html
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Adur2006.html
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Adur2007.html

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Peter Hodge-4 wrote:

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@hotmail.com
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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