Bombus distinguendus

Dike bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus )

The dike bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus ) is a species of bumble bees ( Bombus).

Dissemination

The distribution area of the dike Hummel extends from Ireland, Scotland's west coast and northern Scandinavia to the southeast to the Alps and to the east into western Mongolia. In Germany it is considered as high risk. The holdings in the Netherlands and in England are now considered disappeared.

Mark

The dike Hummel is relatively large and has a long trunk. The top is orange-brown with a black band at the wing approaches. The underside is mostly white.

Way of life

This Hummel is bound to open cultural landscapes and visited most plants such as red clover, Middle clover, Real -vetch, vetch, beach pea, lupine, Real comfrey, Viper's bugloss and thistles. The nest is usually underground, but can also occur in a grass bales or in abandoned building of mice and voles.

Endangering

This species is strongly influenced by land clearing and drainage, as well as by the increased incidence of bushes. The decline of legumes and the fact that the fields are now often harvested before flowering of meadow clover, have a negative effect.

The dike Hummel is popular in the UK and became the flagship of the British Hummel protectors because it is probably the most endangered species. In 2011, but copies were in Scotland for a long time again to be observed, moreover, in the pairing. The creation of a specially protected red clover meadow with a particular form of farming had led to the success.