Bombus laesus Morawitz, 1875

Aliev, Halid A., 2005, On the ecology of bumble bees of the Talysh Region, Azerbaijan (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Bombus), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 55 (2), pp. 279-288 : 281

2. Bombus laesus Morawitz, 1875

Material: Qzerbaijan, Lerik, Galabyn 10.08.1985, 1 , leg. H. Aliev.

Distribution: Occurs in steppe and forest-steppe areas from Moldova and the Crimea to the South Ural. In the Caucasus it is found in Dagestan, eastern Georgia, western Azerbaijan, and Armenia. It also occurs in north-east Turkey, north-west Iran, and in Kazakhstan (foothills of Tien-Shan) ( Skorikov 1931).

Remarks: A common species in Transcaucasia found in steppe meadows and steppes both in plains and foothills, as well as in montane steppe plateau. In Talysh it is found in montane steppe meadows. Nest unknown.

Food plants: Prunella sp.