Length: Female 18-25mm, Male 14-16mm;
Forewing Length: Female 19mm, Male 14mm;
Proboscis Length: 11-14mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	May - September (Earliest: 9.5)

Attractant Chemicals
Diterpenoids	Geranylcitronellol, Geranylgeranyl

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows
Food:	Comarum palustre Nectar	Rubus fruticosus Nectar	Epilobium angustifolium Nectar	Cirsium palustre Nectar
	Malva moschata Nectar	Calluna vulgaris Nectar
Parasites Nest of:	Bombus lapidarius

Atlas Hymenoptera: Bombus rupestris Belgium, Europe
BWARS: Bombus rupestris
Nature Spot: Hill Cuckoo Bumblebee - Bombus rupestris
Dutch Bees and their Relations: Bombus rupestris
Wildbienen: Felsen-Kuckuckshummel: Bombus rupestris
Insektenbox: Steinhummel-Schmarotzerhummel

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