This species is native to Europe, coastal north Africa, and west and central Asia.
- Bombus terrestris and lucorum (Laura Brodie, University of Aberdeen, www.bumblebee.org)
- Importation of Non-Native Bumble Bees into North America: Potential Consequences of Using Bombus terrestris and Other Non-Native Bumble Bees for Greenhouse Crop Pollination in Canada, Mexico, and the United States (K. Winter, L. Adams, R. Thorp, D. Inouye, L. Day, J. Ascher, and S. Buchmann, North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, August 2006)
- Buff-tailed bumble bee - Bombus terrestris - Family: Apidae (Natural England)
