Chris Shields / Illustration of British bumblebees (Bombus sp): (Across rows) Adrena fulva,Bombus hypnorum,B. terrestris,B. lacornum,B. pratorum,B. lapidarus,B. ruderatus,B. humilis,B. muscorum,B. barbutellus,B. sylv...
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Andy Sands / Hoverfly (Xylota sylvarum) resting on dead leaf, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June
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Nick Upton / Hoverfly (Xylota sylvarum) a woodland species declining in the UK, resting on a leaf in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Andy Sands / Hoverfly (Xylota sylvarum) on rotten tree stump where eggs are typically laid and larvae develop, Berkshire, England, UK, July
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Phil Savoie / Shrill carder bee (Bombus sylvarum), the rarest bee species in England, feeding on goldenrod flowers (Solidago), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September.
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Phil Savoie / Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum), England's rarest species, with pollen sacs, feeding on ice plant flowers (Sedum spectabile), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September.
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Phil Savoie / Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum), England's rarest species, with pollen sacs, feeding on ice plant flowers (Sedum spectabile), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September.
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Phil Savoie / Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum), England's rarest species, with pollen sacs, feeding on ice plant flowers (Sedum spectabile), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September.
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Phil Savoie / Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum), England's rarest species, with pollen sacs feeding on ice plant flowers (Sedum spectabile), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September.
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Phil Savoie / Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum), England's rarest species, with pollen sacs feeding on ice plant flowers (Sedum spectabile), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September.
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Phil Savoie / Shrill carder bee (Bombus sylvarum), the rarest bee species in England, feeding on goldenrod flowers (Solidago), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September.
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Chris Shields / Illustration of British bumblebees (Bombus sp.). Clockwise from top left: Cuckoo bee (Bombus (Psithyrus) sylyestris),Carder bee (Bombus sylvarum),New garden bumblebee or Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnor...