A Year in the Valley

A Year in the Valley

Discovering the flora and fauna in a small square of Portmellon Valley

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    White-tailed Bumble Bee

    I’m playing catch-up for the next few days, as I have a back-log of photos to identify and log (and also sciatica, so I am not tackling the steps down to the watermeadow).  This is a white-tailed bumblebee on some toadflax.  It is similar to the garden bumblebee and the buff-tailed bumblebee, but its bands are bright yellow, like lemon curd, whereas those of the buff-tailed bumblebee are more orange-yellow, and the garden bumblebee has beige stripes.  They all have a white bottom, though the white-tailed bumblebee has the purest white. 

    They can all be found in a variety of habitats, as long as there are flowers present.

    Daisy D

    01 September 2023
    Insects
    White-tailed Bumblebee

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