Taxonomy
Bombus (Psithyrus) bohemicus | Gipsy Cuckoo Bee
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Near Threatened
Species Biology
Identification
- Cuckoo bumblebee
- White tail with yellow flashes where it meets the black hairs of the abdomen
- Queens have a yellow band at the top of the thorax and a very narrow pale band at the base of the thorax. This narrow lower band can sometimes be absent
- Males have two clear yellow bands on the thorax and a yellow band at the top of the abdomen
- Can be confused with B. barbutellus, B. sylvestris, but particularly B. vestalis
Habitat
Widespread and found in a range of habitat types
Flight period
March-October
Nesting biology
Breeds in nests of Bombus lucorum
Flowers visited
Polylectic - Taraxacum, Scabiosa, Knautia, Vicia, Centaurea, Carduus, Cirsium
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Palaearctic, Japanese, Oriental Regions, Arctic border
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2023
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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.