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Vestal Cuckoo Bumble bee
Bombus vestalis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Buff-tailed Bumble BeeBombus terrestris
Bohemian Cuckoo Bumble beeBombus bohemicus
Garden Bumble BeeBombus hortorum
White-tailed Bumble BeeBombus lucorum
Forest Cuckoo Bumble beeBombus sylvestris
Early Bumble BeeBombus pratorum
Large Garden Bumble BeeBombus ruderatus
Tree Bumble BeeBombus hypnorum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 12,950 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 12,950 |
| Germany | 963 |
| United Kingdom | 913 |
| England | 829 |
| Hessen | 184 |
| Russia | 148 |
| Austria | 133 |
| Netherlands | 130 |
| France | 119 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- EusocialLives in colonies with division of labor and cooperative brood careFrom its classification
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Practical
- StingingCan deliver a painful stingFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies · Apidae |
| Genus | Bumble Bees · Bombus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Vestal Cuckoo Bumble bee with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.