Bombus lapidarius

Red-tailed bumblebee
Queen
Drone
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Bombus
Subgenus: Melanobombus
Species:
B. lapidarius
Binomial name
Bombus lapidarius

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.[2]

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  2. ^ Lecocq, Thomas (December 2013). "Scent of a break-up: phylogeny and reproductive trait differences in the red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (263): 263. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-263. PMC 4219352. PMID 24295171.