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.
David NichollsRatby garden04 April 2020
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood30 April 2016
Kate NightingaleUlverscroft21 June 2016
AJ CannGrantham Canal18 July 2015
Matthew BerrimanStocken14 April 2020
Maggie FrankumKnighton garden09 July 2004melanic male
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David NichollsRatby garden04 April 2020
thebeeskneesLeicester Garden05 June 2015
Maggie FrankumKnighton garden06 July 2004male
AJ CannGrantham Canal18 July 2015
Steve MathersHole Hill NR. Markfield07 September 2016
Matthew BerrimanStocken14 April 2020
Saharima RoenischAbbey Park14/07/2017
Matthew BerrimanStocken14 April 2020
Saharima RoenischEvington Park15/07/2017
