common carder bee

English

Noun

common carder bee (countable and uncountable, plural common carder bees)

1. A species of bumblebee, Bombus pascuorum, long recognised as an example of the carder bees.
   • 2018 May 25, Eric Hilaire, The Guardian‎^[1]:

     This common carder bee was spotted in Southville, Bristol by Neil James Brain as part of the 2016 count.