The descriptive text, below the map, is from the Cornish Red Data Book (2009). The map on this web page depicts the organisms distribution and shows the records made pre-2000 and those made since.
Range & Status
Extinct in Britain; last recorded in 1980s in Dungness. Declining elsewhere in Europe.
Regional Distribution
Extinct; last recorded in 1928 on The Lizard.
Habitat & Ecology
This is a long-tongued species and nests underground. It is associated with Red Clover Trifolium pratense in dry grassland.
Threats
Not applicable in Cornwall.
Conservation
It may be possible for a future reintroduction scheme, using bumblebees from New
Zealand. This species is listed on the BAP middle list as a globally threatened/declining species (BSGR, 1995). BAP species (2007).
I.J. Bennallick, S. Board, C.N. French, P.A. Gainey, C. Neil, R. Parslow, A. Spalding and P.E. Tompsett. eds. 2009. Red Data Book for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 2nd Edition.Croceago Press.
The Cornish Red Data Book Project was led by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation for Biological Recorders (CISFBR). The full text and species accounts (minus the maps) are available on the CISFBR website.