Heath bumble bee
Bombus jonellus (Kirby, 1802)
Status not recordedbees wasps and ants
The heath bumble bee (Bombus jonellus) 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 heath bumble bee
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 1.1 cm – 1.8 cm
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetland
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Generations a year
- Two
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the heath bumble bee?
Where does the heath bumble bee live?
Not recorded
Is the heath 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 heath bumble bee classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHymenoptera
- familyApidae
- genusBombus
- SpeciesBombus jonellus (Kirby, 1802)
Synonyms Apis jonella, Apis scrimshirana, Bombellus jonellus hebridensis, Bombus alboanalis, Bombus atrocorbiculosus, Bombus hortorum, Bombus jonellus hebridensis, Bombus jonellus monapiae, Bombus jonellus subborealis, Bombus jonellus vogti, Bombus jonellus yarrowianus, Bombus martes, Bombus scrimshiranus, Bombus sitkensis, Pyrobombus jonellus, Pyrobombus jonellus vogtianus, Pyrobombus jonellus yarrowianus
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- Heath humble-beeEnglish
- White tail bumble beeEnglish
- čmelák drobnýCzech
- HedehumleDanish
- HeidehummelGerman
- NõmmekimalaneEstonian
- kanervakimalainenFinnish
- Bourdon des landesFrench
- seillean-mòr a' bhlàir-fhraoichScottish Gaelic
- MóhumlaIcelandic
- Viržinė kamanėLithuanian
- lynghumleNorwegian Bokmål
- VeenhommelDutch
- Trzmiel tajgowyPolish
- Шмель йонеллюсRussian
- čmeľ rašeliniskovýSlovak
- ljunghumlaSwedish
- Petit bourdon des landesFrench
- seilleanan-mòra a' bhlàir-fhraoichScottish Gaelic
- Вересковый шмельRussian
Relatives of the heath bumble bee
Other species in the same genus Bombus.

Buff-tailed bumblebee
Bombus terrestris
Common carder bee
Bombus pascuorum
Stone humble-bee
Bombus lapidarius
Garden bumblebee
Bombus hortorum
Early bumble bee
Bombus pratorum
Tree bumblebee
Bombus hypnorum
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the heath bumble bee?
An adult heath bumble bee measures 1.1 cm – 1.8 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the heath bumble bee?
The heath bumble bee (Bombus jonellus) belongs to the family Apidae in the order Hymenoptera.
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