Richard Lewington is an acknowledged leader in the field of insect illustration. His meticulous paintings of wildlife are the mainstay of many of the modern classics of field-guide art, including The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, Guide to Garden Wildlife and Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland. Richard has also designed and illustrated wildlife stamps for several countries. In 1999 he was awarded Butterfly Conservation's Marsh Award for the promotion of Lepidoptera conservation, and in 2010 the Zoological Society of London's Stamford Raffles Award for contribution to zoology.

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• ForewordIntroductionHow to use this guideConservationStructure and anatomyBumblebee - female or male?True bumblebee or cuckoo bee?The life-cycle of a true bumblebeeThe life-cycle of a cuckoo beeThe big 7 garden bumblebeesAt-a-glance guideSpecies accountsMimics and lookalikesGardens and bumblebeesGlossaryFurther reading and resourcesIndex

Richard Lewington is an acknowledged leader in the field of insect illustration. His meticulous paintings of wildlife are the mainstay of many of the modern classics of field-guide art, including The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, Guide to Garden Wildlife and Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland. Richard has also designed and illustrated wildlife stamps for several countries. In 1999 he was awarded Butterfly Conservation's Marsh Award for the promotion of Lepidoptera conservation, and in 2010 the Zoological Society of London's Stamford Raffles Award for contribution to zoology.

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• ForewordIntroductionHow to use this guideConservationStructure and anatomyBumblebee - female or male?True bumblebee or cuckoo bee?The life-cycle of a true bumblebeeThe life-cycle of a cuckoo beeThe big 7 garden bumblebeesAt-a-glance guideSpecies accountsMimics and lookalikesGardens and bumblebeesGlossaryFurther reading and resourcesIndex

Richard Lewington is an acknowledged leader in the field of insect illustration. His meticulous paintings of wildlife are the mainstay of many of the modern classics of field-guide art, including The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, Guide to Garden Wildlife and Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland. Richard has also designed and illustrated wildlife stamps for several countries. In 1999 he was awarded Butterfly Conservation's Marsh Award for the promotion of Lepidoptera conservation, and in 2010 the Zoological Society of London's Stamford Raffles Award for contribution to zoology.

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• ForewordIntroductionHow to use this guideConservationStructure and anatomyBumblebee - female or male?True bumblebee or cuckoo bee?The life-cycle of a true bumblebeeThe life-cycle of a cuckoo beeThe big 7 garden bumblebeesAt-a-glance guideSpecies accountsMimics and lookalikesGardens and bumblebeesGlossaryFurther reading and resourcesIndex