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Old 29-07-2007, 06:44 AM
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Re: This flower is not big enough for the both of us!

Looks like Bombus lapidarius with the 6-spot Burnet Moth. There isn't a pollen basket on the bee so isn't a worker, too small for a queen , so is probably a male, which normally has a yellow band on the thorax, though not too obvious here (though sometimes I believe it can be missing!). The cukoo that uses this species, B. rupestris has dark wings + is less hairy, so can't be this species.
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