Bombus lapidarius (Red tailed bumblebee)♀︎

Hesperis matronalis (Dame's rocket)

Last update: 9 December 2020
garden resident


Common

LOCATION: Krimpen aan den IJssel, garden

OBSERVATION:
2020-V-13

Red tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) [1] can often be found foraging for nectar on Dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis), like this female.

Red tailed bumblebee ♀︎ (Bombus lapidarius) on Dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
Red tailed bumblebee ♀︎ (Bombus lapidarius) on Dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
Red tailed bumblebee ♀︎ (Bombus lapidarius) on Dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis)

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