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 |
Species: | B. distinguendus
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Binomial name | |
Bombus distinguendus |
Bombus distinguendus, the great yellow bumblebee, 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
- ^ a b "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