Bombus lapponicus

Bombus lapponicus · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Apidae

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Bombus lapponicus
Photo: Helen Waterman, CC BY

Bombus lapponicus lives in cold-climate habitats such as taiga and tundra. It is native to northern Europe, occurring in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia. The bee feeds on a variety of flowering plants.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It inhabits taiga and tundra ecosystems.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia in northern Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 10 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, Alaska, Oregon, Illinois, Arizona, Wyoming, Maine, New Mexico.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Bombus lapponicus photo 2
Photo: Emanuele Santarelli, CC BY-SA
Bombus lapponicus photo 3
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY
Bombus lapponicus photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Bombus lapponicus photo 5
Photo: Matt Muir, CC BY

Same family (Apidae)

Western Honey BeeWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaCan stingCommon Eastern Bumble BeeCommon Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensCan stingEastern Carpenter BeeEastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaCan stingBrown-belted Bumble BeeBrown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisCommon Carder Bumble BeeCommon Carder Bumble BeeBombus pascuorumBuff-tailed Bumble BeeBuff-tailed Bumble BeeBombus terrestris

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_lapponicus

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.

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