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Clara Vale LNR on 24th August 2008 [Gordon Pollinger] |
Adults are usually found visiting flowers, especially flowering shrubs, white umbels, Senecio and Cirsium, often in the vicinity of trees or scrub. Males can be seen hovering at some height above tracks and in woodland rides. This is a good bumble bee mimic, occurring in three colour forms
Distribution: Widespread and common throughout Britain, possibly more local in the north |
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