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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?

HEATH BUMBLE BEE · LENGTH 1.8 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.8 cm, the recorded maximum length of the heath bumble bee is about 1.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyApidae
  6. genusBombus
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the heath bumble 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 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Heath bumble bee (Bombus jonellus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/heath-bumble-bee

MLA

“Heath bumble bee (Bombus jonellus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/heath-bumble-bee.

BibTeX
@misc{heath_bumble_bee_2026,
  title = {Heath bumble bee (Bombus jonellus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/heath-bumble-bee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}