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Buff-Tailed Bumblebee (Large Earth Bumblebee) - Bombus terrestris - Aardhommel
Europe to West-Asia and Northwest-Africa.
The following 8 subspecies are being recognized:
Bombus terrestris audax - British Islands;
Bombus terrestris terrestris - West- and Central-Europe;
Bombus terrestris lusitanicus - Southwest-France, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands and Madeira;
Bombus terrestris dalmatinus - Southeast-France, North-Italy, Balkan Peninsula and West-Asia;
Bombus terrestris calabricus - South-Italy, Sicily;
Bombus terrestris sassaricus - Sardinia;
Bombus terrestris africanus - Northwest-Africa;
Bombus terrestris canariensis - Canary Islands.
Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.