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Common carder bee

Bombus pascuorum (Scopoli, 1763)

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum) is a species in the family Apidae, order Hymenoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.8 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the common carder bee

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.2 cm – 1.8 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, grassland, human_modified, wetland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the common carder bee?

COMMON CARDER BEE · LENGTH 1.8 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.8 cm, the recorded maximum length of the common carder bee is about 1.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the common carder bee live?

Not recorded

Is the common carder bee 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 common carder bee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyApidae
  6. genusBombus
  7. SpeciesBombus pascuorum (Scopoli, 1763)

Synonyms Apis agrorum, Apis albicans, Apis beckwithella, Apis collina, Apis collium, Apis curtisella, Apis fasciata, Apis floralis, Apis forsterella, Apis francillonella, Apis italica, Apis mniorum, Apis pascuorum, Apis pygmaea, Apis rufa, Apis senilis, Apis sowerbiana, Apis vulgo, Bombus agrorum, Bombus agrorum barcai, Bombus agrorum bicolor, Bombus agrorum bofilli, Bombus agrorum dusmeti, Bombus agrorum erlandssoni, Bombus agrorum freygessneri, Bombus agrorum gotlandicus, Bombus agrorum intermedius, Bombus agrorum maculatus, Bombus agrorum melleofacies, Bombus agrorum moorselensis, Bombus agrorum olympicus, Bombus agrorum pascuorum, Bombus agrorum passidofacies, Bombus agrorum rehbinderi, Bombus agrorum romani, Bombus agrorum romanioides, Bombus agrorum rufocitrinus, Bombus agrorum septentrionalis, Bombus agrorum tricuspis, Bombus agrorum verhoeffi, Bombus arcticus, Bombus beckwithella, Bombus cognatus, Bombus curtisellus, Bombus fairmairei, Bombus flavobarbatus, Bombus forsterellus, Bombus francillonellus, Bombus freygessneri, Bombus italicus, Bombus pascuorum floralis, Bombus pascuorum freygessneri, Bombus pascuorum gotlandicus, Bombus pascuorum intermedius, Bombus pascuorum maculatus, Bombus pascuorum melleofacies, Bombus pascuorum mniorum, Bombus pascuorum olympicus, Bombus pascuorum septentrionalis, Bombus pascuorum smithianus, Bombus pascuorum sparreanus, Bombus pascuorum vulgo, Bombus smithianus, Bombus sowerbianus, Bombus thoracicus, Megabombus agrorum siciliensis, Megabombus pascuorum, Megabombus pascuorum kruegerianus, Megabombus pascuorum paphlagonicus, Megabombus pascuorum siciliensis, Megabombus pascuorum taleshensis

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Common carder bumblebeeEnglish
  • Common carder-beeEnglish
  • Borinot de campCatalan
  • čmelák polníCzech
  • MoshumleDanish
  • AckerhummelGerman
  • abejorro de campoSpanish
  • PõldkimalaneEstonian
  • peltokimalainenFinnish
  • Bourdon rouxFrench
  • seillean càrdair cumantaScottish Gaelic
  • Mezei poszméhHungarian
  • RyðhumlaIcelandic
  • Bombo dei pascoliItalian
  • WissbeiLuxembourgish
  • Rudoji KamanėLithuanian
  • åkerhumleNorwegian Bokmål
  • AkkerhommelDutch
  • Trzmiel rudyPolish
  • Abelhão-cardadorPortuguese
  • Полевой шмельRussian
  • čmeľ poľnýSlovak
  • Rjavi čmrljSlovenian
  • Пољски бумбарSerbian
  • åkerhumlaSwedish
  • Tarla YabanarısıTurkish
  • Джміль польовийUkrainian
  • Borinot de les pasturesCatalan
  • čmelák rolníCzech
  • AgerhumleDanish
  • Bourdon des bocagesFrench
  • Bourdon des champsFrench
  • seilleanan càrdair cumantaScottish Gaelic
  • WisebommelLuxembourgish
  • Шмель полевойRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common carder bee

Other species in the same genus Bombus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common carder bee?

An adult common carder bee measures 1.2 cm – 1.8 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common carder bee?

The common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum) belongs to the family Apidae in the order Hymenoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-carder-bee

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{common_carder_bee_2026,
  title = {Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-carder-bee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}