Bombus (Thoracobombus) ruderarius (MÜLLER, 1776)

Open habitats, parkland and orchards (DE)

Woodland edge, clearings in Abies-, Fagus- and Quercus- woodlands (ES)

The species is virtually ubiquitous in the lowlands, but it is perhaps most associated with open grassland, including coastal dunes, heaths and moors (GB)

Associated with flower-rich grasslands (IE)

Meadows, Fabaceae fields gardens (NO)

Traditional agricultural areas (FI)

Mixed-forest and Forest-steppe zones (UA)

A wide range of habitats in agricultural areas including, valley slopes with thermophilous vegetation, grass and shrub communities, marginal areas (eg roadside verges) and cultivated fields of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) (BG)

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