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title: "Red-tailed Bumble Bee"
description: "Bombus lapidarius — Insetti e ragni. Bombus lapidarius is a species of bumblebee in the subgenus Melanobombus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/red-tailed-bumble-bee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-tailed Bumble Bee

> Bombus lapidarius — Insetti e ragni. Bombus lapidarius is a species of bumblebee in the subgenus Melanobombus.

- Scientific name: *Bombus lapidarius*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 46762
- Wikidata: [Q1950127](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1950127)
- iNaturalist taxon: [57619](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/57619)

## Names

- en: Red-tailed Bumble Bee
- de: Steinhummel
- es: Abejorro de Cola Roja
- fr: Bourdon des pierres
- nl: Steenhommel
- pl: Trzmiel kamiennik

## Countries with the most observations

GB (11818), DE (3887), RU (1653), FR (1082), DK (1047), FI (1001), AT (661), NL (612), PL (601), IE (403), BE (396), SE (385)

## Summary

Bombus lapidarius is a species of bumblebee in the subgenus Melanobombus. Commonly known as the red-tailed bumblebee, B. lapidarius can be found throughout much of Central Europe. Known for its distinctive black and red body, this social bee is important in pollination.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_lapidarius

## Photo

![Red-tailed Bumble Bee](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-tailed-bumble-bee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vespa-Watch · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130130507

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-tailed-bumble-bee?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).