Gypsy cuckoo bee

Weight

Not recorded

Length

1.5 cm – 2.6 cm

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Nectarivore

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

grassland, human_modified

Young per litter or clutch

Not recorded

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

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.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumArthropoda
3. classInsecta
4. orderHymenoptera
5. familyApidae
6. genusBombus
7. SpeciesBombus bohemicus Seidl, 1838

Synonyms Apis nemorum, Bombus chinganicus, Bombus distinctus, Bombus naiptchianus, Bombus naiptchianus candidus, Psithyrus bohemicus, Psithyrus bohemicus amoenotenebricans, Psithyrus bohemicus arrhenoides, Psithyrus bohemicus bellus, Psithyrus bohemicus flavidobellus, Psithyrus bohemicus flavidobluethgeni, Psithyrus bohemicus flavidoobsoletus, Psithyrus bohemicus flavidotenebricans, Psithyrus bohemicus flavidus, Psithyrus bohemicus flavoarrhenoides, Psithyrus bohemicus niger, Psithyrus bohemicus obsoletus, Psithyrus bohemicus sordidoarrhenoides, Psithyrus bohemicus sordidoobsoletus, Psithyrus bohemicus sordidopallidulus, Psithyrus bohemicus sordidotenebricans, Psithyrus bohemicus sordidus, Psithyrus bohemicus subsordidus, Psithyrus chinganicus, Psithyrus disinctus pallidomixtus, Psithyrus distinctus, Psithyrus distinctus barovskyi, Psithyrus distinctus bluethgeni, Psithyrus distinctus candescens, Psithyrus distinctus flavoarrhenoides, Psithyrus distinctus hedini, Psithyrus distinctus pallidulus, Psithyrus distinctus propeniger, Psithyrus distinctus skorikoviellus, Psithyrus distinctus subrufipes, Psithyrus distinctus tenebricans, Psithyrus vestalis amoenus, Psithyrus vestalis corax, Psithyrus vestalis eximius, Psithyrus vestalis obscurus

Catalogue of Life

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Apidae

C

Common carder bee

Bombus pascuorum

ApidaeNo free photo yet

S

Stone humble-bee

Bombus lapidarius

ApidaeNo free photo yet

G

Garden bumblebee

Bombus hortorum

ApidaeNo free photo yet

E

Early bumble bee

Bombus pratorum

ApidaeNo free photo yet

T

Tree bumblebee

Bombus hypnorum

ApidaeNo free photo yet

CompareGypsy cuckoo bee vs Buff-tailed bumblebeeGypsy cuckoo bee vs Common carder beeGypsy cuckoo bee vs Stone humble-beeGypsy cuckoo bee vs Garden bumblebee

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@misc{gypsy_cuckoo_bee_2026,
  title = {Gypsy cuckoo bee (Bombus bohemicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gypsy-cuckoo-bee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}