Bombus lapidarius (Red tailed bumblebee)♀︎
Malva sylvestris (Common mallow)

Last update: 12 December 2020

garden resident

Location Krimpen aan den IJssel, garden
Observations
2020-VI-15

Commom mallow (Malva sylvestris) is a favorite plant for the Red tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) ^[1]. Here a female is foraging for nectar.

Red tailed bumblebee ♀︎ (Bombus lapidarius) on Common mallow (Malva sylvestris)

Literature

¹Nederlands Soortenregister

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