Bombus pyrenaeus

Bombus pyrenaeus
ssp. tenuifasciatus (female)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Bombus
Subgenus: Pyrobombus
Species: B. pyrenaeus
Binomial name
Bombus pyrenaeus
Pérez, 1879

Bombus pyrenaeus is a species of bumblebee. It is native to Europe, where it occurs in Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and Ukraine.[1][2] Its German-language common name is Pyrenäenhummel.[3] It is a common species, becoming abundant in some areas.[1]

Description

Bombus pyrenaeus can reach a length of 18–20 millimetres (0.71–0.79 in), with a wingspan of 26–30 millimetres (1.0–1.2 in). It has a wide yellow-gray transverse band on the collar, a grayish-yellow transverse band on the sculellum and a third gray yellow transverse fascia between the 1st and 2nd tergites.[3]

There are several different subspecies separated among mountain ranges:[1]

Biology

This is a species of alpine climates in high mountain ranges.[1] It feeds on many kinds of plants, but it favors Crocus vernus, thistles, and bilberries.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Rasmont, P., et al. 2015. Bombus pyrenaeus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 March 2016.
  2. Bombus pyrenaeus. Fauna Europaea.
  3. 1 2 (German) Bombus pyrenaeus. Wildbienen.de
  4. Celary, W., Fijal, J., & Kosior, A. (2002). Bombus pyrenaeus Pérez, 1879 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apidae) in Poland. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 45(3) 207-11.
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