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Originally Posted by aeshna5  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. |
Thanks for the help with the bee Id although I think the Burnet Moth isn't a 6-spot but a narrow-bordered 5-spot as it only has 5 spots per wing
