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title: "Buff-tailed Bumble Bee"
description: "Bombus terrestris — Insetos e aranhas. Bombus terrestris, the buff-tailed bumblebee or large earth bumblebee, is one of the most numerous bumblebee species in Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/buff-tailed-bumble-bee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Buff-tailed Bumble Bee

> Bombus terrestris — Insetos e aranhas. Bombus terrestris, the buff-tailed bumblebee or large earth bumblebee, is one of the most numerous bumblebee species in Europe.

- Scientific name: *Bombus terrestris*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 99382
- Wikidata: [Q752274](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q752274)
- iNaturalist taxon: [57516](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/57516)

## Names

- en: Buff-tailed Bumble Bee
- de: Dunkle Erdhummel
- es: Abejorro europeo
- fr: Bourdon terrestre
- nl: Gewone aardhommel
- pl: Trzmiel ziemny

## Countries with the most observations

GB (13092), NZ (7023), ES (2955), CL (2717), PT (2509), DE (1938), FR (1173), AU (1136), AR (1127), IT (1014), RU (960), DK (596)

## Summary

Bombus terrestris, the buff-tailed bumblebee or large earth bumblebee, is one of the most numerous bumblebee species in Europe. It is one of the main species used in greenhouse pollination, and so can be found in many countries and areas where it is not native, such as Tasmania. Moreover, it is a eusocial insect with an overlap of generations, a division of labour, and cooperative brood care. The queen is monogamous, which means she mates with only one male. B. terrestris workers learn flower colours and forage efficiently.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Ina Siebert · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38184500

## Machine access

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