Bombus ruderatus (Fabricius, 1775)
(Large Garden Bumblebee)

Bombus ruderatus (Large Garden Bumblebee) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Bombus ruderatus (Large Garden Bumblebee) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBombus ruderatus (Large Garden Bumblebee)
SubgenusBombus s.s. (bumble bees, humble bees)
GenusBombus (bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees)
FamilyAPIDAE (bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bombus ruderatus (Large Garden Bumblebee)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Edwards, M. 2007 Bombus ruderatus & Bombus ruderarius Vol 18, No 6 Page: 441

Bombus ruderatus (Large Garden Bumblebee) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Bombus ruderatus (Large Garden Bumblebee):

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