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Large garden bumblebee ♀

Bombus ruderatus ou Bombus hortorum

Description:

female bumblebee "The body lengths of Bombus ruderatus reach about 22 millimetres (0.87 in) in queens, 16 millimetres (0.63 in) in workers and 15 mm in males. It has a long face and tongue, well adapted for feeding on long-tubed flowers. The basic color of the body is black, with two yellow bands on the thorax and a single thin yellow band on the abdomen, while the tail is white."

Notes:

Bombus ruderatus ou Bombus Hortorum

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2 Comments

mendes.madalena
mendes.madalena 10 years ago

Eu acho que misturei foi espécies diferentes neste spotting (foto 3), havia muitos abelhões :) obrigada pelas informações todas e ajuda que tem dado!

Andreia Penado
Andreia Penado 10 years ago

Sem dúvida uma fêmea de Megabombus. Estou inclinada para B. hortorum, mas sem certezas...também poderia ser B. ruderatus. Existem indivíduos de B. hortorum que são fáceis de distinguir de ruderatus, mas outros nem por isso, como o que fotografaste ;)

mendes.madalena
Spotted by
mendes.madalena

Portugal

Spotted on Jul 9, 2013
Submitted on Jul 15, 2013

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