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Buff-tailed bumblebee vs Cryptic bumblebee

The buff-tailed bumblebee is longer: 2.3 cm against 2 cm for the cryptic bumblebee, about 15% longer.

Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Buff-tailed bumblebee
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Cryptic bumblebee

What is the difference between a buff-tailed bumblebee and a cryptic bumblebee?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The buff-tailed bumblebee is longer: 2.3 cm against 2 cm for the cryptic bumblebee, about 15% longer.
  • Both belong to the genus Bombus, so they are close relatives.

Side by side

Buff-tailed bumblebeeCryptic bumblebee
Scientific nameBombus terrestrisBombus cryptarum
FamilyApidaeApidae
OrderHymenopteraHymenoptera
WeightNot recordedNot recorded
Length1.4 cm – 2.3 cm1.3 cm – 2 cm
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatforest, grassland, human_modifiedNot recorded
Conservation statusNot recordedNot recorded
Countries recorded1Not recorded

Which is bigger?

BUFF-TAILED BUMBLEBEE · 2.3 CMCRYPTIC BUMBLEBEE · 2 CM
Greatest recorded body length, drawn to the same scale: Buff-tailed bumblebee 2.3 cm, Cryptic bumblebee 2 cm.

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