Red-tailed bumblebees are mostly coloured black, the hind-quarters are auburn red though.

Red-tailed bumblebees prefer the nectar of various species of clover and deadnettle.

Bombus lapidarius, the Red-tailed bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee in the subgenus Melanobombus.

The bumblebee parasites the nests of Bombus lapidarius, the red-tailed bumblebee, whose queen is killed or subjugated.

Red-tailed bumblebees rank among the most common and most recognized bumblebees of Central Europe, but there are rarer species of similar appearance.