Size ⁴

Queen 22 - 26 mm
Worker 13 - 19 mm
Male 15 - 21 mm

Food plants ⁴

Chrysothamnus, Gossypium, Helianthus, Kallstroemia, Linaria, Viguiera,

Nest ⁴

Nests mostly on the surface of the ground , occasionally underground

Similar Species ⁴

Golden Northern Bumble Bee (B. fervidus)
White-shouldered Bumble Bee (B. appositus)
Nevada Bumble Bee (B. nevadensis)

Other regions:
Northern Amber Bumble Bee (B. borealis) --> Canadian Maritimes and eastern US in Temperate and Boreal Forest regions
Black and Gold Bumble Bee (B. auricomus) --> Eastern Temperate Forest region
Northern Yellow Bumble Bee (B. distinguendus) --> Alaska + Europe and Asia

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Tony Iwane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tony Iwane
2. (c) Jon Hoekstra, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jon Hoekstra
3. Chloé Recouvreur, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), uploaded by Chloé Recouvreur, https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/documents/BumbleBeeGuideWestern2012.pdf
4. (c) Chloé Recouvreur, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Guide to Bumble Bees of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Kansas
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0

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