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