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Bombus
A bumblebee (also written bumble bee) is a member of the genus Bombus, part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related genera (e.g., Calyptapis) are known from fossils. Over 250 species of bumblebee are known. They are found primarily in higher altitudes or latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, although they are also found in South America where a few lowland...
21 branches of this group, most-observed first
Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
speciesBombus terrestris
Lucorum-group Bumble Bees
complexBombus lucorum
Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
speciesBombus terricola
Rusty-patched Bumble Bee
speciesBombus affinis
Western Bumble Bee
speciesBombus occidentalis
Fiery-tailed Bumble Bee
speciesBombus ignitus
McKay's Western Bumble Bee
speciesBombus mckayi
Bombus xanthopus
speciesBombus xanthopus
Sporadic Bumble Bee
speciesBombus sporadicus
Far Eastern Bumble Bee
speciesBombus patagiatus
Mimic Bumble Bee
speciesBombus hypocrita
Bombus ganjsuensis
speciesBombus ganjsuensis
Tunicked Bumble Bee
speciesBombus tunicatus
Lanzhou Bumble Bee
speciesBombus lantschouensis
Bombus terrestris × xanthopus
hybridBombus terrestris × xanthopus
Bombus longipennis
speciesBombus longipennis
Bombus reinigi
speciesBombus reinigi
Bombus minshanicola
speciesBombus minshanicola
Bombus jacobsoni
speciesBombus jacobsoni
Bombus minshanensis
speciesBombus minshanensis
Franklin's Bumble Bee
speciesBombus franklini
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 538903.