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Fragrant bumble bee

Bombus fragrans (Pallas, 1771)

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The fragrant bumble bee (Bombus fragrans) is a species in the family Apidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the fragrant bumble bee

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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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 fragrant bumble bee live?

Not recorded

Is the fragrant bumble 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 fragrant bumble bee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyApidae
  6. genusBombus
  7. SpeciesBombus fragrans (Pallas, 1771)

Synonyms Apis fragrans, Bombus fragrans mongoloides, Bombus fragrans sulfureus, Bombus sericeus

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • čmelák obrovskýCzech
  • DufthummelGerman
  • óriásposzméhHungarian
  • Степной шмельRussian
  • čmeľ stepnýSlovak
  • Джміль пахучийUkrainian
  • FraganshummelGerman
  • FragranshummelGerman
  • SteppenhummelGerman
  • шмель пахучийRussian
  • Джміль степовийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fragrant bumble bee

Other species in the same genus Bombus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the fragrant bumble bee?

The fragrant bumble bee (Bombus fragrans) belongs to the family Apidae in the order Hymenoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Fragrant bumble bee (Bombus fragrans). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fragrant-bumble-bee

MLA

“Fragrant bumble bee (Bombus fragrans).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fragrant-bumble-bee.

BibTeX
@misc{fragrant_bumble_bee_2026,
  title = {Fragrant bumble bee (Bombus fragrans)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fragrant-bumble-bee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}