Barbut's cuckoo bee

Weight

Not recorded

Length

1.5 cm – 2.3 cm

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Nectarivore

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

grassland, human_modified

Young per litter or clutch

Not recorded

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumArthropoda
3. classInsecta
4. orderHymenoptera
5. familyApidae
6. genusBombus
7. SpeciesBombus barbutellus (Kirby, 1802)

Synonyms Apis barbutella, Apis cincta, Apis saltuum, Bombus barbutellus italicus, Bombus intermedius, Bombus maxillosus, Bombus varians, Psithyrus barbutellus, Psithyrus barbutellus alticola, Psithyrus barbutellus analogus, Psithyrus barbutellus anatolicus, Psithyrus barbutellus aspersus, Psithyrus barbutellus bimaculatus, Psithyrus barbutellus flavoabdominalis, Psithyrus barbutellus flavobasalis, Psithyrus barbutellus flavothoracica, Psithyrus barbutellus hofferi, Psithyrus barbutellus innaleucus, Psithyrus barbutellus italicus, Psithyrus barbutellus kirbyi, Psithyrus barbutellus kocoureki, Psithyrus barbutellus kriechbaumeri, Psithyrus barbutellus maculinotus, Psithyrus barbutellus mehelyi, Psithyrus barbutellus nigrescens, Psithyrus barbutellus nigrobasalis, Psithyrus barbutellus perinii, Psithyrus barbutellus ponticus, Psithyrus barbutellus richardsi, Psithyrus barbutellus schmiedeknechti, Psithyrus barbutellus semibasalis, Psithyrus barbutellus subbimaculatus, Psithyrus barbutellus taborskyi, Psithyrus barbutellus thoracicus, Psithyrus barbutellus trifasciatus, Psithyrus lugubris, Psithyrus lugubris collaris, Psithyrus lugubris mixta, Psithyrus lugubris nigricollis, Psithyrus lugubris scutellaris, Psithyrus lugubris unicolor, Psithyrus maxillosus, Psithyrus maxillosus alboscutellaris, Psithyrus maxillosus bureschi, Psithyrus maxillosus drenowskii, Psithyrus maxillosus fallaciosus, Psithyrus maxillosus flavomixtus, Psithyrus maxillosus gilva, Psithyrus maxillosus intermedius, Psithyrus maxillosus pittionii, Psithyrus maxillosus popovi, Psithyrus maxillosus pseudobarbutellus, Psithyrus maxillosus pseudoscutellaris, Psithyrus maxillosus subleucoproctus, Psithyrus maxillosus subscutellaris, Psithyrus maxillosus susterai, Psithyrus richardsi leucopygus, Psithyrus richardsi licenti, Psithyrus vestalis leucoproctus

Catalogue of Life

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Apidae

C

Common carder bee

Bombus pascuorum

ApidaeNo free photo yet

S

Stone humble-bee

Bombus lapidarius

ApidaeNo free photo yet

G

Garden bumblebee

Bombus hortorum

ApidaeNo free photo yet

E

Early bumble bee

Bombus pratorum

ApidaeNo free photo yet

T

Tree bumblebee

Bombus hypnorum

ApidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBarbut's cuckoo bee vs Buff-tailed bumblebeeBarbut's cuckoo bee vs Common carder beeBarbut's cuckoo bee vs Stone humble-beeBarbut's cuckoo bee vs Garden bumblebee

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@misc{barbuts_cuckoo_bee_2026,
  title = {Barbut's cuckoo bee (Bombus barbutellus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barbuts-cuckoo-bee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}