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Bombus lapidarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bombus lapidarius
  • Cambridge, garden, 24 Mar 2002

  • Family Apidae

Bombus pratorum (Linnaeus, 1761)

Bombus pratorum

Bombus vestalis (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785)

Bombus vestalis
  • Cambridge, garden, 28 Jul 2001; male

  • Family Apidae

  • A cuckoo bee, parasitic (in Britain) on B. terrestris

  • Synonym: Psithyrus vestalis

Halictus rubicundus (Christ, 1791)

Halictus rubicundus
  • Cambridge, garden, 25 Aug 2001

  • Sub-family Halictinae

  • Length: 12.5mm

Lasioglossum morio (Fabricius, 1793)

Lasioglossum morio
  • Cambridge, garden, 21 Jul 2001

  • Sub-family Halictinae

  • Length: 6.5mm

  • A small mining-bee with distinctive bronzy-green thorax.

  • Thanks to J.-Christoph Kornmilch for the corrected identification.

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