Selected Species
For a complete list, see List of world bumblebee species.
- Bombus fraternus
- New garden bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum
- Early bumblebee, Bombus pratorum
- Orange-belted bumblebee Bombus ternarius
- Buff-tailed bumblebee, or large earth bumblebee, Bombus terrestris
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