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Northern white-tail

Bombus magnus Vogt, 1911

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The northern white-tail (Bombus magnus) 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 northern white-tail

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.4 cm – 2.2 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the northern white-tail?

NORTHERN WHITE-TAIL · LENGTH 2.2 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.2 cm, the recorded maximum length of the northern white-tail is about 1.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the northern white-tail live?

Not recorded

Is the northern white-tail 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 northern white-tail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyApidae
  6. genusBombus
  7. SpeciesBombus magnus Vogt, 1911

Synonyms Bombus lucorum latocinctus, Bombus lucorum magnus, Bombus magnus luteostriatus, Bombus terrestris flavoscutellaris

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Northern white-tailed bumblebeeEnglish
  • Nothern-white-tailed bumblebeeEnglish
  • čmelák většíCzech
  • KravejordhumleDanish
  • Große ErdhummelGerman
  • kanarbikukimalaneEstonian
  • isokimalainenFinnish
  • Bourdon large-collierFrench
  • seillean-mòr earball-bàn a' chinn a tuathScottish Gaelic
  • Plačiajuostė KamanėLithuanian
  • kragejordhumleNorwegian Bokmål
  • Grote veldhommelDutch
  • Trzmiel wielkiPolish
  • čmeľ veľkýSlovak
  • kragjordhumlaSwedish
  • Bourdon à large collierFrench
  • Grand bourdon des landesFrench
  • seilleanan-mòra earball-bàn a' chinn a tuathScottish Gaelic

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the northern white-tail

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 northern white-tail?

An adult northern white-tail measures 1.4 cm – 2.2 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern white-tail?

The northern white-tail (Bombus magnus) belongs to the family Apidae in the order Hymenoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Northern white-tail (Bombus magnus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-white-tail

MLA

“Northern white-tail (Bombus magnus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-white-tail.

BibTeX
@misc{northern_white_tail_2026,
  title = {Northern white-tail (Bombus magnus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-white-tail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}