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Buff-tailed bumblebee
Bombus terrestris
Specimen No. 05
Bombus terrestris
Europe, North Africa and western Asia; introduced to New Zealand, Tasmania, Chile and Argentina
- Where
- Europe, North Africa and western Asia; introduced to New Zealand, Tasmania, Chile and Argentina
- Group
- Bumblebees
- Fact
- One of the most common bumblebees in Europe and widely farmed for greenhouse pollination, which is how it spread to other continents. Wikipedia
Bumblebees with long tongues prefer tubular flowers like foxgloves; short-tongued ones like the buff-tailed bumblebee use open flowers such as bramble. BBCT