White-tailed bumblebee

  The White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) has, as its name suggests, a white ‘tail’. The rest of the body is black with two bright yellow bands. It looks almost identical to the buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus Terrestris) which has black and dull yellow bands, and a cream-colored tail. Buff-tailed bumble bee workers also often have white…