bumble bee for id please

[Rambling Rob]

Hello,

This bumble bee stood out from others feeding on bramble at Yaverland, IoW this afternoon for having white patches on either side of the abdomen, not running across in a stripe.







Any ideas on what species of bee it is? Thanks, Rob

[eucera]

I am not sure we are going to be able to do this one. The colour pattern is odd BUT this is such a faded, worn and generally tatty individual it is impossible to do more than say Bombus sp.

[Rambling Rob]

Thanks - it does look like it has worked hard for its living! Rob