Heath Bumblebee (Bombus jonellus) - Detail

General
Species Profile

Species Detail - Heath Bumblebee (Bombus jonellus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Bee Records for Ireland (BWARS)".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

Live Map

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Scientific Name Bombus jonellus

Common Name Heath Bumblebee

Taxon Version Key NHMSYS0000875565 RecommendedWell-formed

Synonyms Bombus (Pyrobombus) jonellus (Kirby, 1802), Bombus jonellus (Kirby), Bombus scrimshiranus [Genus inferred] (Kirby, 1802), Heath Bumble Bee

Designations N/A

Abbreviation bojon

Authority (Kirby, 1802)

Group Insect - hymenopteran

Rank Species

Number Of Records 23

Number Of 10Km Squares 21

Number Of 50Km Squares 17

Oldest Record 24/03/1955

Newest Record 14/07/1999

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 3 February (recorded in 2022)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 28 October (recorded in 2024)

Species Profiles

Citation Bees, Wasps, and Ants Recording Society (GB), Bee Records for Ireland (BWARS), National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Heath Bumblebee (Bombus jonellus), accessed 14 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/267/Species/56065

Species Detail - Heath Bumblebee (Bombus jonellus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Bee Records for Ireland (BWARS)".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)