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Stone humble-bee

Bombus lapidarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

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?

STONE HUMBLE-BEE · LENGTH 2.2 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.2 cm, the recorded maximum length of the stone humble-bee is about 1.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

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?

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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the stone humble-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 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.

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). Stone humble-bee (Bombus lapidarius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stone-humble-bee

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{stone_humble_bee_2026,
  title = {Stone humble-bee (Bombus lapidarius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stone-humble-bee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}