Great yellow bumblebee
| Great yellow bumblebee | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Subgenus: | Subterraneobombus |
| Species: | B. distinguendus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bombus distinguendus Morawitz, 1869[1] | |
The great yellow bumblebee, Bombus distinguendus, is a species of bumblebee found in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, northern Russia,[2] and North America.[1]
It is endangered species in Ireland.[3][4] In Great Britain, it survives on the far north Highlands coast, Orkney, and the Western Isles.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Bombus distinguendus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ "Bombus distinguendus Morawitz 1869". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ http://www.tcd.ie/Zoology/research/Bees/display_record.php?id=37#Bombus_distinguendus
- ↑ http://www.npws.ie/en/media/NPWS/Publications/Redlists/Media,4860,en.pdf
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-27468240
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