Four Coloured Cuckoo Bee - Bombus sylvestris
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.
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015