Steven Falk has produced six very useful "crib Sheets" to help people distinguish the groups of look-a-like bumblebees. They can be downloaded from the Identification Guides page
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A visual guide to distinguishing ‘midriffed’ white-tails and their dark forms by Steven Falk
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Presentation notes on Sphecodes identification by Steven Falk. Made for an identification workshop at the 2019 BWARS AGM.
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A visual guide to distinguishing white-tailed bumblebees by Steven Falk
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A visual guide to distinguishing Bombus vestalis and B. bohemicus by Steven Falk
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A visual guide to distinguishing male cuckoo bumblebees by Steven Falk
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A visual guide to distinguishing carder bumblebees by Steven Falk
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A visual guide to distinguishing black bodied, red tailed bumblebees by Steven Falk
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Identifying wild bees with Steven Falk at Charmouth.
Dates: June 13-14 2020.
Specially chosen to visit some of the most exciting and richest bee habitats in Britain. Based at Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre in Charmouth, Dorset (approximate postcode: DT6 6LR) with an excursion to Golden Cap SSSI and the Lyme Regis undercliffs.
Approximate price £80. Could be less if fully booked. Non-residential.
To book, and for further details, it is essential to contact Alex Butler apdbutler88@gmail.com
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Download the workshop presentation given by Juho Paukkunen at the BWARS Members' Weekend 2019. The presentation outlines key characters for separating the 13 British species of the cryptic Chrysis ignita group. Juho cautioned that colour characters given in the Nordic and Baltic Chrysididae key (Paukkunen et al., 2015) are not reliable for British specimens:
Juho Paukkunen, Alexander Berg, Villu Soon, Frode Ødegaard and Paolo Rosa. 2015 An illustrated key to the cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) of the Nordic and Baltic countries, with description of a new species.