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Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Bombus terrestris
51.7072, -2.01822
Field Notes
Description:
The Buff-tailed Bumblebee or Large Earth Bumblebee is one of the most numerous bumblebee species in Europe. The queen is 2–2.7 cm long, while the workers are 1½–2 cm. The Buff-tailed Bumblebee has yellow and black bands with a white-ended abdomen.
Habitat:
Generally found in rural and some leafy urban areas where they can gather pollen from flowering plants. Their nests are usually built underground.
Notes:
This Buff-tailed Bumblebee was photographed harvesting pollen from flowering white nettles (Lamium album) on the edge of a field of Winter Wheat at Coates Farm (Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester) while out crop walking.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 11, 2013
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