Brown-banded carder bee: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the brown-banded carder bee lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bombus humilis
Group	Bees, wasps & ants
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Hymenoptera
Family	Apidae

Where does the brown-banded carder bee live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the brown-banded carder bee in 10 countries and territories across Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Luxembourg.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the brown-banded carder bee?

The brown-banded carder bee (Bombus humilis) is an insect in the order Hymenoptera and the family Apidae, genus Bombus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the brown-banded carder bee

The brown-banded carder bee (Bombus humilis) is a bumblebee found in most of Europe west of Russia, with the exception of Ireland and Iceland. It is also found in Turkey, on the Tibetan plateau, northern China, eastern and southern Mongolia, and parts of North Korea. In Britain, it is limited to the coast and chalkland areas of southern England, though the species has also been found in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The brown-banded carder bee is similar in appearance to the moss carder bee. As they share similar habitats, care must be taken to distinguish between the two.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brown-banded carder bee (revision 1323930691), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1453990 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).