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Great yellow bumblebee

Bombus distinguendus

Big, fluffy yellow bee.
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Queen

Yellow collar
Yellow rear band
All yellow abdomen

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May

Worker

Yellow collar
Yellow rear band
All yellow abdomen

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June

Male

Yellow collar
Yellow rear band
All yellow abdomen

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August
  • Very rare
Bumblebee
Yellow Tail
Rare
Localised
Not Applicable
Bumblebee
Yellow Tail
Rare
Localised
Not Applicable

Great yellow bumblebee

Bombus distinguendus

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Likes machair grasslands and wild flower meadows

  • Bird’s-foot trefoils
  • Black knapweed
  • Red clover
  • Vetches
crocus Crocus
lavendar Lavendar
thistle Thistle

Nest

  • Underground; like old rodent nests
  • One cycle per year
  • Lasts 4 – 5 months
  • Around 50 – 80 workers

Distribution

  • Very rare
  • Only found in Caithness, Sutherland, Orkney and Hebrides
  • Flower-rich grasslands