Laurent Geslin / Vestal cuckoo bee in flight, Europe

Rod Williams / Vestal cuckoo bee (Bombus vestalis) on red clover, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, UK. July.

Will Watson / Vestal Bumblebee (Bombus vestalis) on Bramble (Rubus fruticosus. agg), Bockleton Churchyard, Worcestershire, England.

Will Watson / Vestal cuckoo bumblebee (Bombus vestalis) feeding on Purple Cranesbill (Geranium x magnificum) Herefordshire, England, UK, June.

Will Watson / Vestal cuckoo bumblebee (Bombus vestalis) feeding on White clover (Trifolium repens) on garden lawn, Herefordshire, England, UK, June.

Will Watson / Vestal cuckoo bumblebee (Bombus vestalis) feeding on Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Herefordshire, England, UK, June.

Will Watson / Vestal Bumblebee (Bombus vestalis) on Purple Geranium (Geranium x magnificum), garden border, Herefordshire, England.

Rod Williams / Vestal cuckoo bee (Bombus vestalis) on flower, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, UK, August.

Rod Williams / Cuckoo Bee (Bombus vestalis) covered in pollen, on thistle, Lewisham, London, July

Stephen Dalton / Vestal cuckoo bumblebee (Bombus vestalis) in flight towards Cranesbill geranium, UK

Stephen Dalton / Vestal cuckoo bumblebee (Bombus vestalis) flying to Cranesbill geranium flower, UK

Dietmar Nill / Vestal cuckoo bee (Bombus vestalis) feeding on flower with pollen sac on leg, Germany