Size ³

Queen 18 - 21 mm
Workers 11 - 17 mm
Male 13 - 16 mm

Food Plants ³

Cirsium, Dipsacus, Helianthus, Penstemon, Phacelia, Trifolium

Nest ³

Nests often built underground, on the ground surface, or above ground in deserted rodent nests

Similar Species ³

American Bumble Bee (B. pensylvanicus)
Nevada Bumble Bee (B. nevadensis)

Other regions :
Northern Amber Bumble Bee (B. borealis) --> Canadian Maritimes and eastern US in Temperate and Boreal Forests regions
Northern Yellow Bumble Bee (B. distinguendus) --> Alaska

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Chloé Recouvreur, all rights reserved, uploaded by Chloé Recouvreur
2. Chloé Recouvreur, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), uploaded by Chloé Recouvreur, https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/documents/BumbleBeeGuideWestern2012.pdf
3. (c) Chloé Recouvreur, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/1678555

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