Evidence found
43,597 records across 44 countries and territories, 1873–2026.
Bombus terrestris · GBIF taxon key 1340503
Where has the Buff-tailed Bumble Bee been recorded?
Bombus terrestris occurrence evidence comes from 43,597 records in 44 countries and territories, from 1873 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 43,597 records
- 44 places
- 110 years recorded
- Insecta class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: July.
7 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18732026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Buff-tailed Bumble Bee has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Buff-tailed Bumble Bee. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 21,896 | |
| Belgium | 15,077 | |
| United Kingdom | 3,903 | |
| Germany | 682 | |
| Austria | 403 | |
| Luxembourg | 393 | |
| New Zealand | 391 | |
| Finland | 251 | |
| Chile | 58 | |
| France | 58 | |
| Australia | 57 | |
| Spain | 57 | |
| Italy | 52 | |
| Portugal | 46 | |
| Argentina | 38 | |
| Ireland | 35 | |
| South Korea | 24 | |
| Netherlands | 21 | |
| Greece | 19 | |
| Türkiye | 19 | |
| Russia | 18 | |
| Denmark | 17 | |
| Canada | 12 | |
| Estonia | 8 | |
| Switzerland | 6 | |
| Slovenia | 6 | |
| Bulgaria | 5 | |
| Czechia | 5 | |
| Hungary | 5 | |
| Morocco | 5 | |
| Israel | 4 | |
| Gibraltar | 3 | |
| Croatia | 3 | |
| Lithuania | 3 | |
| Guernsey | 2 | |
| Norway | 2 | |
| Slovakia | 2 | |
| Ukraine | 2 | |
| United States | 2 | |
| Belarus | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 44 places.
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.