Heath Bumblebee New
Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 17th August 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File

Heath Bumblebee.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Bombus jonellus.
Hymenoptera.
Apidae.
Adult Food:
Length:
Description:



Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 		Pollen, Nectar.
Queen: 16mm. Workers/Males: 12 mm.
Females (queens and workers) have a predominantly black abdomen with a yellow collar, the first and sometimes second terga yellow, and a white tail. The face is black, occasionally with a patch of yellow fur on the top. Males are similar, but with more yellow.
Gardens and meadows, as well as on heath and moorland.
March - September.