Species group · Insects
Bumblebees
WAnimals has 2 species of bumblebee, spread across 2 families (Apidae, Scarabaeidae).
- 2 species
- 2 families
- 60 countries
- 210 parks
- Length
- 1.1 cm – 3 cm
- Lifespan
- 1 – 5 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of bumblebees on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 60 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Abisko2 species
- Abruzzo, Lazio y Molise2 species
- Aggtelek2 species
- Aiako Harria2 species
- Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici2 species
- Aizkorri-Aratz2 species
- Alta Costa / Archipiélago de Kvarken2 species
- Alta Murgia2 species
- Alto Veluwe (Hoge Veluwe)2 species
- Aralar2 species
- Archipiélago (Saaristomeri)2 species
- Armañón2 species
Did you know…
Because its larvae take three or four years to develop, the adults appear in cyclical waves every three or four years, and the years vary from region to region according to climate.
From Common Cockchafer
In 1320, in Avignon, its larvae were put on trial and sentenced to exile in a special reserve; when they failed to comply with the decree, they were gathered up and exterminated.
From Common Cockchafer
The males locate the females by the volatile compounds released by leaves as the females eat them.
From Common Cockchafer
It feeds on nectar and pollen from a wide range of flowers.
Colonies can reach 350 to 1,000 workers at their peak.
Its workers vary extraordinarily in body size within a single colony.