# Common carder bee (*Bombus pascuorum*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-11

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

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Hymenoptera
- family: Apidae
- genus: Bombus
- species: *Bombus 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*

## Common questions

### 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.

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