Bumblebees of Texas
Nine bumblebee species have been documented from Texas. Species richness is greatest in the eastern portion of the state and declines westward into the Trans-Pecos. There is a real need to document bumblebee species occurrence in the state in order to evaluate their persistence and overall ...more ↓
Common Eastern Bumblebee
The Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens) is the most often encountered bumblebee across much of eastern North America. Its range includes Ontario, Maine, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, south to Florida, west to Michigan, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Wyoming.
Black and Gold Bumblebee
The Black-and-gold Bumble Bee (Bombus auricomus) is a North American Bumble Bee of the family Apidae. Its range includes eastern and central North America, east to the Rocky Mountains. It is treated asconspecific with the Nevada Bumble Bee (Bombus nevadensis).
Yellow Bumble Bee
The Yellow Bumble Bee or Golden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus) is a species of bumblebee native to North America. It have a yellow coloured abdomen and thorax.
American Bumble Bee
The American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) is a species of bumblebee. It is found across North America in open fields but its numbers are declining.
Southern Plains Bumblebee
Bombus fraternus is a relatively uncommon species of bumblebee native to the United States east of the Rocky Mountains. It is most often encountered in the Southeast, in areas with sandy soil. They range from New Jersey to Florida, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, and New Mexico
Two-spotted Bumblebee
Bombus bimaculatus, or the twospotted bumblebee, is a common species of bumblebee in eastern North America. Its range extends from Ontario to Maine, south to Florida, and west to Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Mississippi. The species' abdomen have two yellow spots.
