#3618 · 🐝 bees, wasps & ants

Brown-banded Carder-Bumble bee

🇳🇱 Heidehommel ·Bombus humilis

🐝 Bees, wasps & ants 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

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 and in northern China. In Britain, it is limited to the coast and chalkland areas of southern England. 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...

base stats

NL sightings 21iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,060iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).