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]

Bombus distinguendus
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]

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

1. "Bombus distinguendus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
2. "Bombus distinguendus Morawitz 1869". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2009-11-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/publications/pdf/Fitzpatrick_et_al_2006_Bee_Red_List.pdf
5. "Bid to save 'fuzzy bear' bumblebees". BBC News. 19 May 2014.