Taxonomy
Bombus (Thoracombus) sylvarum | Shrill Carder Bee
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
ENDANGERED
Species Biology
Identification
- One of our rarest bees
- Red tail
- Two bands on the thorax
- The hairs on this species are greenish-grey
- It is said that this speices has a shriller buzz than the other bumblebee species
Habitat
Not common. Associated with flower-rich grasslands.
Flight period
Nesting biology
Surface nesting
Flowers visited
Polylectic - Mentha, Vicia, Lamium, Ononis, Centaurea, Arctium, Onobrychis, Trifolium, Symphtum, Iris, Laburnum, Castanea, Impatiens, Prunus, Malus, Knautia
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Palaearctic region
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.