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Red-belted bumble bee

Bombus rufocinctus Cresson, 1863

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The red-belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus) is a species in the family Apidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the red-belted bumble bee

Weight
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Lifespan
Not recorded
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 red-belted bumble bee live?

Not recorded

Is the red-belted 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 red-belted bumble bee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyApidae
  6. genusBombus
  7. SpeciesBombus rufocinctus Cresson, 1863

Synonyms Bombus henshawi, Bombus hyperboreus albertensis, Bombus iridis, Bombus iridis phaceliae, Bombus mexicensis, Bombus prunellae, Bombus rufocinctus astragali, Bombus rufocinctus castoris, Bremus rufocinctus, Bremus rufocinctus albertensis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red-belted 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 red-belted bumble bee?

The red-belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus) belongs to the family Apidae in the order Hymenoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red-belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-belted-bumble-bee

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BibTeX
@misc{red_belted_bumble_bee_2026,
  title = {Red-belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-belted-bumble-bee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}