Status
Conservation status
Least concern
Species Biology
Identification
- Red tail at the tip of the abdomen
- Females have a yellow band at the top of the thorax and another yellow band on the abdomen. The yellow abdomen band can sometimes be missing
- Males have a yellow band at the top of the thorax and another yellow band on the abdomen. They also have yellow hairs on their face
- B. pratorum is the smallest of the Irish bumblebees
Habitat
Common and found in a wide range of habitats, including parks and gardens.
Flight period
February-October
Nesting biology
Nests underground as well as in aerial cavities, including bird boxes
Flowers visited
Polylectic - Lamium, Trifolium, Ballota, Ribes, Aquilegia, Lupinus, Chelidonium, Castanea, Rubus, Solanum
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Palaearctic region, Arctic border
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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References
Publications
Conservation status: FitzPatrick Ú., Murray T.E., Byrne A., Paxton
R.J., Brown M.J.F. (2006) Regional Red List of Irish Bees, Publ. Rep. to
National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) and Environment and Heritage
Service (N. Ireland). http://www.npws.ie/publications/red-lists
Flowers visited & World distribution: Westrich, P. (1989) Die Wildbienen
Baden-Württembergs. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, Germany.