Stone humble-bee
Bombus lapidarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
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The stone humble-bee (Bombus lapidarius) 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 stone humble-bee
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 1.4 cm – 2.2 cm
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grassland, human_modified
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Generations a year
- One
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the stone humble-bee?
Where does the stone humble-bee live?
Not recorded
Is the stone humble-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 stone humble-bee classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHymenoptera
- familyApidae
- genusBombus
- SpeciesBombus lapidarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Apis arbustorum, Apis audens, Apis coronata, Apis lapidaria, Apis opis, Apis pertristis, Apis strenuus, Bombus albicans, Bombus bisiculus, Bombus flavescens, Bombus lapidarius albicans, Bombus lapidarius atlanticus, Bombus lapidarius carpaticus, Bombus lapidarius carpatiens, Bombus lapidarius decipiens, Bombus lapidarius var. carpaticus, Bombus luctuosus, Bremus regelationis, Bremus truncorum, Pyrobombus lapidarius
Other names and names in other languages (26)
- Large red tailed bumble beeEnglish
- Large red-tailed bumblebeeEnglish
- Large red-tailed humble-beeEnglish
- Red tailed bumblebeeEnglish
- Red-tailed bumblebeeEnglish
- abeyón culubermeyuAsturian
- čmelák skalníCzech
- StenhumleDanish
- SteinhummelGerman
- Abejorro de Cola RojaSpanish
- KivikimalaneEstonian
- kivikkokimalainenFinnish
- Bourdon des pierresFrench
- seillean-mòr an earbaill dheirgScottish Gaelic
- kövi poszméhHungarian
- Bombo della pietraItalian
- Akmeninė KamanėLithuanian
- steinhumleNorwegian Bokmål
- SteenhommelDutch
- Trzmiel kamiennikPolish
- Каменный шмельRussian
- čmeľ skalnýSlovak
- stenhumlaSwedish
- Джміль кам’янийUkrainian
- seilleanan-mòra an earbaill dheirgScottish Gaelic
- bombo delle lapidiItalian
Relatives of the stone humble-bee
Other species in the same genus Bombus.

Buff-tailed bumblebee
Bombus terrestris
Common carder bee
Bombus pascuorum
Garden bumblebee
Bombus hortorum
Early bumble bee
Bombus pratorum
Tree bumblebee
Bombus hypnorum
Small earth humble-bee
Bombus lucorum
CompareStone humble-bee vs Buff-tailed bumblebeeStone humble-bee vs Common carder beeStone humble-bee vs Garden bumblebeeStone humble-bee vs Early bumble bee
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the stone humble-bee?
An adult stone humble-bee measures 1.4 cm – 2.2 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the stone humble-bee?
The stone humble-bee (Bombus lapidarius) belongs to the family Apidae in the order Hymenoptera.
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