Common name: Ashton's Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Scientific name: Bombus bohemicus Seidl, 1837

Class:

Insecta (Insects)

Order:

Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants, Sawflies)

Family:

Apidae (Triepeolus)

Synonyms:

Bombus ashtoni (Cresson, 1864)

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Palustrine:

FORESTED WETLAND, SCRUB-SHRUB WETLAND, HERBACEOUS WETLAND

Subterranean:

Subterrestrial

Terrestrial:

Forest/Woodland, Suburban/orchard, Urban/edificarian

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G3G5

Vulnerable globally, or Secure - Conservation status is uncertain, and could range from moderate risk of extinction due to rarity or other factors, to uncommon, to common globally. More information is needed to assign either G3, G4 or G5.

State conservation status rank:

SH

Historical (Possibly extirpated) in New York - Missing from New York; known only from historical records (more than 30 years ago), but still some possibility of rediscovery upon further searching.

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Not Listed

Not listed or protected by New York State.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

Y: Track all extant and selected historical EOs

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.946793/Bombus_bohemicus/