Bombus pyrenaeus
Bombus pyrenaeus | |
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ssp. tenuifasciatus (female) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Bombus |
Subgenus: | Pyrobombus |
Species: | B. pyrenaeus
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Binomial name | |
Bombus pyrenaeus Pérez, 1879
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Bombus pyrenaeus is a species of bumblebee. It is native to Europe, where it occurs in Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, 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 scutellum and a third gray yellow transverse fascia between the 1st and 2nd tergites.[3]
There are several different subspecies separated among mountain ranges:[1]
- B. p. afasciatus – Tatra Mountains
- B. p. balcanicus – Carpathians and Balkans
- B. p. pyrenaeus – Pyrenees
- B. p. tenuifasciatus – Alps
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
- ^ a b c d e Rasmont, P., et al. 2015. Bombus pyrenaeus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 March 2016.
- ^ Bombus pyrenaeus. Fauna Europaea.
- ^ a b (in German) Bombus pyrenaeus. Wildbienen.de
- ^ Celary, W., Fijal, J., & Kosior, A. (2002). Bombus pyrenaeus Pérez, 1879 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apidae) in Poland. Archived 2016-03-11 at the Wayback Machine Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 45(3) 207-11.
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