Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum
A scarce but widespread all-ginger carder bumblebee, found in open flower-rich grasslands where it shows a strong preference for clover, knapweed, red bartsia and similar flower species. The species is more frequent in the north and west, and is largely coastal in the south. Image: © Nik Borrow, Flickr.
Find out more: iNaturalist, Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society, Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Suffolk’s Priority Ant, Bee and Wasp Species
Key
UK BAP Priority Species – Listed as a conservation priority under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan.
Suffolk Character Species – A species closely associated with Suffolk’s landscape and natural identity.
Suffolk LNRS Key Species – Identified as a priority for recovery under Suffolk’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
