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Bombus mendax
Bombus mendax is a species of bumblebee. It is native to Europe, where it occurs in Andorra, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland.[1] This is an uncommon species. It lives in high mountains in the Alps and the Pyrenees. It occurs in alpine and subalpine climates, often in grassland habitat.[1] It often creates its nests in burrows abandoned by rodents such as the European pine vole (Microtus subterraneus).[2] It feeds at many kinds of flowers, especially those with long corollas.[1] This species may become more rare as climate change causes available high-mountain habitat to shrink.[1] References
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