Bombus rupestris

Family: ApidaeGenus: Bombusnative in Germany

native in Germany

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Interactions

documented

About this species

Bombus rupestris is a cuckoo bumblebee that does not construct its own nest; instead, females invade the colonies of other Bombus species to lay their eggs. The female has an inter-tegular distance of 5.62 mm and a tongue length of 11.18 mm.

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Yearly cycle

A univoltine species; adults are on the wing from June until September.

Merkmale

Ernährung & Verhalten

Food

obligate inquiline

Generationen/Jahr

univoltin

Scientific profile

Bombus rupestris is an obligate inquiline bumblebee, relying on the nests of host bumblebee species for reproduction. It is univoltine, with a single generation each year. The adult flight period spans June to September. Morphological measurements for females include an inter-tegular distance of 5.62 mm and a tongue length of 11.18 mm. The species belongs to the family Apidae. In Great Britain, its presence has been recorded through the UK Species Inventory.

Visited plants

69 plants are visited by this species

Ballota nigra subsp. nigraThymus praecoxLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusJacobaea erucifolia Jacobaea vulgaris Centaurea scabiosa Rudbeckia laciniata Pilosella officinarum Succisa pratensis Cirsium palustreCirsium heterophyllumBrassica napus subsp. napusCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareLophiolepis eriophoraKnautia arvensis Leucanthemum vulgare Trifolium pratenseScabiosa columbaria subsp. pratensisCirsium arvense Cirsium tuberosum Prunella vulgaris Cirsium dissectum Glechoma hederacea Eryngium maritimumLamium albumRubus fruticosusCarduus nutans subsp. nutansHelianthus annuus Trifolium hybridum Helminthotheca echioidesAjuga reptansHyacinthoides non-scripta Cirsium acaule Centaurea cyanusTrifolium repens subsp. repensCentaurea jaceaCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraOnobrychis viciifoliaBuddleja davidiiInula heleniumOrchis mascula subsp. speciosaConopodium majus Serratula tinctoria Prunus cerasus Hippocrepis comosaArctium lappaAnthriscus sylvestrisAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. polyphyllaPulicaria dysenterica Origanum majorana

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

•EBHD — European Biodiversity Hub Database v2025, Zenodo, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17107215 (CC BY 4.0)

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