Bombus ruderarius (Müller 1776) (Family Apidae)

Length: Queen 17mm, Worker 15mm, Male 13mm;
Forewing Length: Queen 13mm, Worker 11mm, Male 10mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - August
(Earliest: 4.4)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows
Food:
Several Rosaceae Nectar, Pollen

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar, Pollen

Taraxacum campylodes Nectar, Pollen

Barbarea vulgaris Nectar, Pollen
Parasitoids:
Physocephala rufipes Larva

Atlas Hymenoptera: Bombus ruderarius Belgium, Europe
BWARS: Bombus ruderarius
Dutch Bees and their Relations: Bombus ruderarius
Wildbienen: Grashummel - Bombus ruderarius


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