Field Cuckoo Bumblebee - Bombus campestris
Description
Length 10 to 20 mm. A fairly large cuckoo bee. Queens have two yellow bands on the thorax, abdomen all black with greenish-yellow tip with extensive side patches, males are similar but with more extensive greenish-yellow areas on the abdomen.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Found nectaring in gardens, hedgerows and flower meadows.
When to see it
April to September. Queens emerge in April and May, males and new queens in July and August.
Life History
Parasitic in the nests of Bombus pascuorum.
UK Status
Widespread but not particularly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015