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Bombus terrestris
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species of insect
OverviewAI-generated
Bombus terrestris, commonly known as the buff-tailed bumblebee, is a species of insect within the family Apidae. It belongs to the genus Bombus and is classified under the order Hymenoptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda, and kingdom Animalia. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is distinct from Bombus vestalis.
The taxon range includes Morocco, Lebanon, and Luxembourg. It is noted as invasive to Australia. The species has a status of Least Concern according to the 2025 IUCN Red List assessment. Its taxonomic status is accepted.
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Species
Least Concernbuff-tailed bumble bee
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyApidae
Le bourdon terrestre (Bombus terrestris), est une espèce d'insectes hyménoptères de la famille des Apidae (de Apis : abeille). Bon pollinisateur, ce bourdon, qui recrée tous les ans de nouvelles colonies établies sous la terre, est commun en Europe où il est élevé pour compenser le syndrome d'effondrement des colonies d'abeilles. Sommaire 1 Dénominations 2 Habitat et aire de répartition 3 Description 4 Alimentation 5 Prédateurs 6 Statut et menaces 7 Notes et références 8 Voir aussi 8.1 Article connexe 8.2 Liens externes 8.3 Bibliographie Dénominations Nom scientifique valide : Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)[1] ou Bombus (Bombus) terrestris (L., 1758)[2], Nom vulgaire (vulgarisation scientifique) recommandé ou typique en français : bourdon terrestre[3],[4], Nom vernaculaire (langage courant), pouvant désigner éventuellement d'autres espèces : bourdon[3], cul-blanc. Bombus terrestris appartient au sous-genre Bombus sensu stricto (aussi noté « Bombus (Bombus) ») qui rassemble des espèces parfois difficiles à distinguer visuellement du bourdon terrestre : Bombus affinis, Bombus cryptarum, Bombus franklini, Bombus ignitus, Bombus lucorum, Bombus magnus, Bombus occidentalis et Bombus
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7,482
- With media
- 228
- Family
- Apidae
- Collections
- KU, USNM, INHS, YPM
- Recorded in
- Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, France, United States, New Zealand, Israel, Morocco
Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Bombus terrestris
- taxon rank
- species
- Commons gallery
- Bombus terrestris
- Commons category
- Bombus terrestris
- taxon common name
- abeyón
- sequenced genome URL
- metazoa.ensembl.org/Bombus_terrestris
- different from
- Bombus vestalis
- invasive to
- Australia
- short name
- B. terrestris
- taxon range
- Luxembourg
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/e86d840b-fe04-4135-a8cd-5ed5e8bed822
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Encyclopedic overview
Bombus terrestris, the buff-tailed bumblebee or large earth bumblebee, is one of the most numerous bumblebee species in Europe. It is one of the main species used in greenhouse pollination, and so can be found in many countries and areas where it is not native, such as Tasmania. Moreover, it is a eusocial insect with an overlap of generations, a division of labour, and cooperative brood care. The queen is monogamous, which means she mates with only one male. B. terrestris workers learn flower colours and forage efficiently.
Taxonomy and phylogenetics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bombus terrestris” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.