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Shrill Carder Bee

Bombus sylvarum

2,973Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar2
Apr69
May131
Jun237
Jul412
Aug1,364
Sep518
Oct45
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Kent England571
2Essex England333
3Pembrokeshire Wales323
4Thurrock England289
5Medway England155
6Somerset England66
7Monmouthshire Wales61
8Southend-on-Sea England9
1,567 England1,404 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,973
Peak month
August
Counties with records
8
Scientific name
Bombus sylvarum
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,944
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Apidae
Genus
Bombus
Name with authority
Bombus sylvarum (Linnaeus, 1761)
Described
1761
Contributing datasets
13

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q927168 · GBIF 1340342