Bombus consobrinus

Bombus consobrinus is a species of bumblebee found in Hungary, northern Scandinavia, Kazakhstan, Russia (Saghalien, Siberia), China (Soyorei, Hebei, Liaoning), North and South Korea, and Japan.[2]

Bombus consobrinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Bombus
Subgenus: Megabombus
Species:
B. consobrinus
Binomial name
Bombus consobrinus

Description

The bumblebee is large, with the thorax and anterior part of the abdomen coloured orange, followed by a black band. The tip of the abdomen is grey.[3]

Behaviour

The bumblebee, like Bombus (Megabombus) gerstaeckeri[4], feeds almost entirely on the flowers of monkshood (Aconitum).[5]

gollark: BEE.
gollark: I duplicate the (inverted) macguffin, 6d6.
gollark: I ~~waste~~ use yet more XP on duplication skills.
gollark: I duplicate my hat then, 5d6.
gollark: Do you not want more livers?

References

  1. "Bombus consobrinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. Discover Life. "Discover Life map of Bombus consobrinus". Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  3. Holmström, Göran (2007). Humlor - alla Sveriges arter (Bumble-bees - all the species of Sweden) (in Swedish). Östlings Bokförlag Symposion. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-91-7139-776-8.
  4. Rasmont, Pierre (2014). "Atlas of the European Bees: genus Bombus". Atlas Hymenoptera. Université de Mons. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. Mike R. Baxter (1989). "Intensive Housing: The Last Straw for Pigs?" (pdf). Journal of Animal Science. American Society of Animal Science. 67 (2433–2440): 2434. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
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