Hill Cuckoo Bee (Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris) - Detail

Species Detail - Hill Cuckoo Bee (Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Bee Records for Ireland (BWARS)".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

Live Map

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Scientific Name Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris

Common Name Hill Cuckoo Bee

Taxon Version Key NHMSYS0000875497 UnverifiedUnverified

Synonyms Bombus albinellus [Genus inferred] (Kirby, 1802), Bombus rupestris (Fabricius, 1793)

Designations Threatened Species: Endangered

Abbreviation borup

Authority (Fabricius, 1793)

Group insect - hymenopteran

Rank Species

Number Of Records 9

Number Of 10Km Squares 7

Number Of 50Km Squares 7

Oldest Record 01/01/1899

Newest Record 31/08/1996

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 6 April (recorded in 1975)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 30 September (recorded in 1921)

Species Profiles

Citation Bees, Wasps, and Ants Recording Society (GB), Bee Records for Ireland (BWARS), National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Hill Cuckoo Bee (Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris), accessed 21 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/267/Species/55997>

Species Detail - Hill Cuckoo Bee (Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Bee Records for Ireland (BWARS)".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)