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Field cuckoo bee

Bombus campestris (Panzer, 1801)

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The field cuckoo bee (Bombus campestris) is a species in the family Apidae, order Hymenoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.2 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the field cuckoo bee

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.5 cm – 2.2 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, grassland, human_modified
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the field cuckoo bee?

FIELD CUCKOO BEE · LENGTH 2.2 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.2 cm, the recorded maximum length of the field cuckoo bee is about 1.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the field cuckoo bee live?

Not recorded

Is the field cuckoo 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 field cuckoo bee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyApidae
  6. genusBombus
  7. SpeciesBombus campestris (Panzer, 1801)

Synonyms Apis arvorum, Apis campestris, Apis carduorum, Apis francisana, Apis leeana, Apis montana, Apis rossiella, Apis sylvarum, Bombus campestris swynnertoni, Bombus francisanus, Bombus leeanus, Bombus rossiellus, Psithyrus campestris, Psithyrus campestris analitinctus, Psithyrus campestris aspersus, Psithyrus campestris aterrima, Psithyrus campestris bimaculatus, Psithyrus campestris brunnea, Psithyrus campestris carbonarius, Psithyrus campestris disconotus, Psithyrus campestris fasciatus, Psithyrus campestris flavoabdominalis, Psithyrus campestris flavothoracicus, Psithyrus campestris flavus, Psithyrus campestris hofferi, Psithyrus campestris inops, Psithyrus campestris iranicus, Psithyrus campestris lacrymosus, Psithyrus campestris luteocingulatus, Psithyrus campestris marani, Psithyrus campestris obsoletus, Psithyrus campestris panzeri, Psithyrus campestris pseudotypicus, Psithyrus campestris stefanii, Psithyrus campestris subrossiellus, Psithyrus campestris swynnertoni, Psithyrus susterai, Psithyrus susteraianus

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Field cuckoo bumblebeeEnglish
  • Field cuckoo-beeEnglish
  • pačmelák ladníCzech
  • AgersnyltehumleDanish
  • Feld-KuckuckshummelGerman
  • Põld-kägukimalaneEstonian
  • peltoloiskimalainenFinnish
  • Psithyre des champsFrench
  • seillean-mòr na cuthaig achaidhScottish Gaelic
  • mezei kakukkposzméhHungarian
  • 황줄떡벌Korean
  • Geltonoji gegutkamanėLithuanian
  • åkergjøkhumleNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gewone koekoekshommelDutch
  • åkergaukhumleNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Trzmielec żółtyPolish
  • Шмель-кукушка полевойRussian
  • pačmeľ poľnýSlovak
  • åkersnylthumlaSwedish
  • Джміль-зозуля польовийUkrainian
  • seilleanan-mòra na cuthaig achaidhScottish Gaelic

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the field cuckoo 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 field cuckoo bee?

An adult field cuckoo bee measures 1.5 cm – 2.2 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the field cuckoo bee?

The field cuckoo bee (Bombus campestris) 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). Field cuckoo bee (Bombus campestris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/field-cuckoo-bee

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{field_cuckoo_bee_2026,
  title = {Field cuckoo bee (Bombus campestris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/field-cuckoo-bee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}