Northern White-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus magnus

"Bombus magnus" is a species of bumblebee. It is native to Europe. It is known by the common name northern white-tailed bumblebee.
Bombus magnus, common name northern white-tailed bumblebee. As the name „Magnus“ already signals, this species is the largest Bumblebee here in Europe. The sound when they fly is sonorous and deeper as for example their very similar relatives the Bombus terestris. This one was about 30mm big and I was lucky to catch it a few times on my loggia. Bombus magnus,Geotagged,Germany,Summer

Status

This species is expected to be impacted by climate change.

Habitat

This species occurs in many types of habitat, especially upland heath and moorland.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyApidae
GenusBombus
SpeciesB. magnus
Photographed in
Germany