Bombus terrestris

Bombus terrestris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Bombus
Subgenus:	Bombus
Species:	B. terrestris
Binomial name
	Bombus terrestris; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	B. africanus Vogt in Krüger, 1956; B. audax (Harris, 1776); B. canariensis Pérez, 1895; B. dalmatinus Dalla Torre, 1882; B. lusitanicus Krüger, 1956; B. maderensis Krüger, 1956; B. terrestriformis Erlandsson, 1979; B. xanthopus Kriechbaumer, 1870;

Bombus terrestris, the buff-tailed bumblebee or large earth bumblebee, is one of the most numerous bumblebee species in Europe. It is one of the main species used in greenhouse pollination, and so can be found in many countries and areas where it is not native, such as Tasmania.^[2] Moreover, it is a eusocial insect with an overlap of generations, a division of labour, and cooperative brood care. The queen is monogamous which means she mates with only one male. B. terrestris workers learn flower colours and forage efficiently.

^ Williams, Paul H.; Brown, Mark J.F.; Carolan, James C.; An, Jiandong; Goulson, Dave; Aytekin, A. Murat; Best, Lincoln R.; Byvaltsev, Alexandr M.; Cederberg, Björn; Dawson, Robert; Huang, Jiaxing; Ito, Masao; Monfared, Alireza; Raina, Rifat H.; Schmid-Hempel, Paul; Sheffield, Cory S.; Šima, Peter; Xie, Zenghua (March 2012). "Unveiling cryptic species of the bumblebee subgenus worldwide with COI barcodes (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". Systematics and Biodiversity. 10 (1): 21–56. doi:10.1080/14772000.2012.664574. hdl:1893/7328.
^ Semmens, T.D.; E. Turner & R. Buttermore. (1993). "Bombus terrestris (L.) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) now established in Tasmania". Australian Journal of Entomology. 32 (4): 346. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1993.tb00598.x.

[1] Williams, Paul H.; Brown, Mark J.F.; Carolan, James C.; An, Jiandong; Goulson, Dave; Aytekin, A. Murat; Best, Lincoln R.; Byvaltsev, Alexandr M.; Cederberg, Björn; Dawson, Robert; Huang, Jiaxing; Ito, Masao; Monfared, Alireza; Raina, Rifat H.; Schmid-Hempel, Paul; Sheffield, Cory S.; Šima, Peter; Xie, Zenghua (March 2012). "Unveiling cryptic species of the bumblebee subgenus worldwide with COI barcodes (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". Systematics and Biodiversity. 10 (1): 21–56. doi:10.1080/14772000.2012.664574. hdl:1893/7328.

[Semmens-2] Semmens, T.D.; E. Turner & R. Buttermore. (1993). "Bombus terrestris (L.) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) now established in Tasmania". Australian Journal of Entomology. 32 (4): 346. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1993.tb00598.x.

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