Bombus sylvestris (Lepeletier, 1832)
(Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBombus sylvestris (Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee)
SubgenusBombus (Psithyrus) (cuckoo 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 sylvestris (Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee) :
1: Bombus sylvestris (Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
31 May 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Visiting Marsh Thistle
Image 1: Antero-dorsal - close-upImage 2: Antero-dorsal - close-up (2)Image 3: Antero-dorsal - close-up (3)Image 4: Dorsal - close-upImage 5: Dorsal - close-up (2)Image 6: Dorsal - close-up (3)Image 7: Dorsal - close-up (4)Image 8: Dorsal view - close-upImage 9: Lateral - close-upImage 10: Lateral - close-up (2)Image 11: Lateral - close-up (3)Image 12: Lateral - close-up (4)Image 13: Lateral - close-up (5)Image 14: Posterior - close-upImage 15: Postero-dorsal - close-upImage 16: Postero-dorsal - close-up (2)
2: Bombus sylvestris (Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee)
22 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Visiting Musk Thistle
Image 1: Dorsal - close-up - enlarged

Bombus sylvestris (Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bombus sylvestris (Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bombus sylvestris (Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee)
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