Bombus lucorum (Linnaeus, 1761)
(White-tailed Bumblebee)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBombus lucorum (White-tailed Bumblebee)
SubgenusBombus s.s. (bumble bees, humble bees)
GenusBombus (bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees)
FamilyAPIDAE (bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Bombus lucorum (White-tailed Bumblebee) :
1: Bombus lucorum (White-tailed Bumblebee)
10 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Queen bumble-bee on Cross-leaved Heath in dull weather as it started to drizzle
Image 1: Antero-dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Antero-lateral view - close-upImage 3: Dorsal view - close-upImage 4: Dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 5: Dorsal view - close-up (3)Image 6: Frontal view - close-upImage 7: Frontal view - close-up (2)Image 8: Lateral view - close-upImage 9: Lateral view - close-up (2)Image 10: Lateral view - close-up (3)Image 11: Lateral view - close-up (4)Image 12: Trying to flyImage 13: Trying to fly (2)Image 14: Frontal/ventral view - enlargedImage 15: Frontal view - enlargedImage 16: Frontal view - enlarged (2)Image 17: Frontal view - enlarged (3)Image 18: Head, antennae and thorax - dorsal - enlargedImage 19: Lateral view - enlarged

Bombus lucorum (White-tailed Bumblebee) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bombus lucorum (White-tailed Bumblebee)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bombus lucorum (White-tailed Bumblebee)
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