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IRISH BUMBLEBEES 2 Thanks to all those who have generously allowed their photographs
to be used in this guide
Photographs will first appear unlabelled so that you have the option to test your identification if you wish
Slideshow 2: 2012
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©Ralph Sheppard
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Bombus pascuorum: this species can be very variable. Always look for the combination of ginger thorax and some black hairs on the abdomen
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©Anneke Vrieling
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Bombus pascuorum: this species seems to be more prone to fading and becoming worn than the other species. This individual is exceptionally worn but you can see that the thorax is a uniform colour (has to be ginger) and that the abdomen has some black hairs.
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©Patrick McGurn
Queen
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Bombus lucorum: One band on the thorax. Bands are lemon yellow and the tail is a clean white.
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With only a photograph, it is difficult to get a perspective of the size of workers in comparison to the queens. Queens are noticeably large (particularly B. terrestris) and are only observed occasionally outside spring.
Worker
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With only a photograph, it is difficult to get a perspective of the size of workers in comparison to the queens. Queens are noticeably large (particularly B. terrestris) and are only observed occasionally outside spring.
Bombus lucorum agg: This worker has one band on thorax and a ‘white’ tail. Unless it’s a queen (would be larger) you cannot reliably distinguish B. lucorum from B. terrestris regardless of band and tail colour.
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©Michael O’Donnell
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Bombus monticola male: Note that most of the abdomen is a rich red. Two yellow bands on thorax and face yellow. Found only in counties Antrim, Dublin, Wicklow, Carlow, Kilkenny & Wexford
©Michael O’Donnell
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©Dara Stanley
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Bombus muscorum: Ginger thorax and hairs on the abdomen entirely blonde.
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©Patrick McGurn
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Bombus muscorum var allenellus: This is a unique variety of B. muscorum found only on the Aran Islands. It has a ginger thorax and blonde abdomen (as usual) but the sides of thorax and abdomen are jet black.
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©John Fogarty
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Bombus muscorum: Ginger thorax and hairs on the abdomen entirely blonde.
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©Anneke Vrieling
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Bombus hortorum: slightly difficult to see but this bee has a white tail and two yellow bands on the thorax. Note the long face (longer than wide).
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©John Breen
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Bombus pratorum: Note the red tail and yellow bands. B. pratorum is often the smallest bumblebee you will see. It is not unusual for the yellow band on the abdomen to be reduced or absent
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©John Fogarty
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Bombus lapidarius queen: Red tail and otherwise jet black. Black hairs on its hind leg distinguish it from B. ruderarius females (hard to see here). B. lapidarius is common.
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©John Breen
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Bombus ruderarius male: Red tail and grey bands on thorax. Both B. ruderarius males and females have red hairs on their hind legs. Rare
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©Fred Walsh
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Bombus lapidarius queen and male: you can’t see the colour of the hairs on the queens hind legs but you can see that the male has yellow bands so has to be B. lapidarius.
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©John Fogarty
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Bombus lapidarius male: Note the red tail, yellow band on thorax and yellow face. B. lapidarius males have red hairs on their legs (can’t see in this photograph). Common. Could possibly be confused with B. pratorum males, but they have a yellow band on the abdomen whereas B. lapidarius males do not.
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© Sharon Parr
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Bombus rupestris: Hind leg not flattened and does not have a long fringe of hairs (so cuckoo bee). Red tail and otherwise jet black. Dark chocolate colour wings. Rare
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Bombus vestalis: Hind leg not flattened and does not have a long fringe of hairs (so cuckoo bee). Note the white tail with very obvious yellow flashes. Hasn’t been recorded in Ireland since 1926
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©Anneke Vrieling
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Bombus bohemicus: Note the white tail and no bands on abdomen (cuckoo species). One band on thorax and slight yellow flashes at top of white tail – B. bohemicus