Bombus rupestris

Bombus rupestris
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Bombus
Subgenus: Psithyrus
Species:
B. rupestris
Binomial name
Bombus rupestris
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Apathus rupestris (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Apis albinella Kirby, 1802
  • Apis arenaris Panzer, 1801
  • Apis frutetorum Panzer, 1801
  • Apis rupestris Fabricius, 1793
  • Bombus obscurus Seidl, 1838
  • Bombus rupestris orientanus Reinig, 1931
  • Bombus rupestris siculus Reinig, 1931
  • Psithyrus rupestris (Fabricius, 1793)[1]

Bombus rupestris is a species of cuckoo bumblebee present in most of Europe except Iceland. In the Balkans it is found in montane and alpine habitats northwards from Central Greece.[2][3] It is also found in Turkey.[3]

  1. ^ "Bombus rupestris (Fabricius, 1793)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ^ Anagnostopoulos, Ioannis Th. (2009). "New records of bumble bees from the Northwestern mountainous region of Greece (Hymenoptera, Apidae)" (PDF). Entomofauna. 30: 445–449.
  3. ^ a b Discover Life. "Discover Life map of Bombus rupestris". Retrieved 28 February 2020.