Appearance
A fairly small bumblebee with a round face and a short proboscis. The male is quite smaller than the queen. The bumblebee has a pale yellow collar, often yellow hairs on the first tergite, pale yellow sides on the third tergite and a white tail on an otherwise almost black abdomen. Males in northern Scotland sometimes have yellow tails instead of white.Distribution
This bumblebee is distributed through most of Europe from beyond the Arctic Circle to northern Spain, and from the British Isles in the west to eastern Russia. It is also found in Turkey. In Britain, it is common in the south-western peninsula, northern England, and Scotland. In the south-eastern part, however, it is rare.Habitat
The species is a cuckoo bumblebee, having "Bombus lucorum" as a host, killing or subduing its queen and taking over its nest."Bombus bohemicus" feeds on various flowering plants, such as, among others, thyme, scabious, and thistles for the male, and sallow, dandelion, clover, bilberry, and raspberry for the female.
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