Length: Female 18-20mm, Male 10-16mm;
Forewing Length: Female 15mm, Male 13mm;
Proboscis Length: 10-12mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	April - September (Earliest: 11.5)

Attractant Chemicals
Phenolics	Eicosenol, Octadecenol

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows
Food:	Several Asteraceae Nectar	Trifolium pratense Nectar	Rubus fruticosus Nectar	Ajuga reptans Nectar
	Crataegus Nectar
Parasites Nest of:	Bombus humilis	Bombus pascuorum

Atlas Hymenoptera: Bombus campestris Belgium, Europe
BWARS: Bombus campestris
Dutch Bees and their Relations: Bombus campestris
Wildbienen: Feld-Kuckuckshummel: Bombus campestris
Insektenbox: Feld-Schmarotzerhummel

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