Genus Bombus Scientific name Bombus distinguendus Rank Species | Subgenus Subterraneobombus Higher classification Bumblebee | |
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Similar Bumblebee, Short‑haired bumblebee, Bombus ruderarius, Brown‑banded carder bee, Bombus muscorum | ||
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, and North America.
It is endangered species in Ireland. In Great Britain, it survives on the far north Highlands coast, Orkney, and the Western Isles.
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