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, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, northern Russia,[2] and North America.[1]
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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 |
| Binomial name | |
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It is an endangered species in Ireland.[3][4] In Great Britain, it survives on the far north Highlands coast, Orkney, and the Western Isles.[5]
References
- "Bombus distinguendus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- "Bombus distinguendus Morawitz 1869". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- "Record Sheet - Bees of Ireland - Zoology - Trinity College Dublin". Archived from the original on 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- "REGIONAL RED LIST OF IRISH BEES" (PDF). Npws.ie. 2006. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- "Bid to save 'fuzzy bear' bumblebees". BBC News. 19 May 2014.
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