Bombus distinguendus
Appearance
Bombus distinguendus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Bombus |
Subgenus: | Subterraneobombus |
Species: | B. distinguendus
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Binomial name | |
Bombus distinguendus |
Bombus distinguendus,thegreat yellow bumblebee,is a species ofbumblebeefound inAustria,Belgium,theCzech Republic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Great Britain,Hungary,Ireland,Lithuania,Poland,Romania,Slovakia,Switzerland,northernRussia,[2]andNorth America.[1]
It is an endangered species inIreland.[3][4]In Great Britain, it survives on the far north Highlands coast, Orkney, and the Western Isles.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Bombus distinguendus".Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^"Bombus distinguendus Morawitz 1869".Fauna Europaea. Archived fromthe originalon July 14, 2014.Retrieved3 July2012.
- ^"Record Sheet - Bees of Ireland - Zoology - Trinity College Dublin".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-04-21.Retrieved2009-11-27.
- ^"REGIONAL RED LIST OF IRISH BEES"(PDF).Npws.ie.2006.Retrieved2022-03-17.
- ^"Bid to save 'fuzzy bear' bumblebees".BBC News.19 May 2014.