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Scarlet-tailed bumble bee

Bombus coccineus Friese, 1903

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The scarlet-tailed bumble bee (Bombus coccineus) is a species in the family Apidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the scarlet-tailed bumble bee

Weight
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Length
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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 scarlet-tailed bumble bee live?

Not recorded

Is the scarlet-tailed 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 scarlet-tailed bumble bee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyApidae
  6. genusBombus
  7. SpeciesBombus coccineus Friese, 1903

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the scarlet-tailed 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 scarlet-tailed bumble bee?

The scarlet-tailed bumble bee (Bombus coccineus) belongs to the family Apidae in the order Hymenoptera.

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CreatureData. (2026). Scarlet-tailed bumble bee (Bombus coccineus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarlet-tailed-bumble-bee

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“Scarlet-tailed bumble bee (Bombus coccineus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarlet-tailed-bumble-bee.

BibTeX
@misc{scarlet_tailed_bumble_bee_2026,
  title = {Scarlet-tailed bumble bee (Bombus coccineus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarlet-tailed-bumble-bee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}