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Bilberry bumblebee

Bombus monticola Smith, 1849

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The bilberry bumblebee (Bombus monticola) is a species in the family Apidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the bilberry bumblebee

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bilberry bumblebee live?

Not recorded

Is the bilberry bumblebee endangered?

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.

How is the bilberry bumblebee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyApidae
  6. genusBombus
  7. SpeciesBombus monticola Smith, 1849

Synonyms Bombus lapponicus helveticus, Bombus lapponicus hispanicus, Bombus lapponicus hypsophilus, Bombus lapponicus lugubris, Bombus lapponicus rondoui, Bombus lapponicus scandinavicus, Bombus montanus, Bombus monticola rondoui, Bombus norvegicus, Bombus scandinavicus

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Bilberry (Blaeberry) bumblebeeEnglish
  • Bilberry humble-beeEnglish
  • Blueberry bumblebeeEnglish
  • Mountain bumblebeeEnglish
  • Mountain humble-beeEnglish
  • čmelák horskýCzech
  • Nordische HummelGerman
  • vuoristokimalainenFinnish
  • Bourdon montagnardFrench
  • seillean-mòr nan dearcan-fraoichScottish Gaelic
  • berghumleNorwegian Bokmål
  • BerghommelDutch
  • Шмель горныйRussian
  • berghumlaSwedish
  • BerglandhummelGerman
  • seilleanan-mòra nan dearcan-fraoichScottish Gaelic
  • liten fjellhumleNorwegian Bokmål
  • liten fjällhumlaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bilberry bumblebee

Other species in the same genus Bombus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bilberry bumblebee?

The bilberry bumblebee (Bombus monticola) belongs to the family Apidae in the order Hymenoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bilberry bumblebee (Bombus monticola). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bilberry-bumblebee

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BibTeX
@misc{bilberry_bumblebee_2026,
  title = {Bilberry bumblebee (Bombus monticola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bilberry-bumblebee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}