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  bee on blue flower_penny frith.jpg - The buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) visiting Echinops (Globe thistle). Queens and males of this species can be distinguished from the white-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) by the buff colour of their tail. Workers are more problematic, as the tail is mainly white. However, a fine margin of buff hairs between the white and black bands is usually diagnostic. by Penny Frith  
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Worker BumbleBee on Lavender delma moore
Tim Rickett
Bob Smith

The buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) visiting Echinops (Globe thistle). Queens and males of this species can be distinguished from the white-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) by the buff colour of their tail. Workers are more problematic, as the tail is mainly white. However, a fine margin of buff hairs between the white and black bands is usually diagnostic. by Penny Frith
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