Summary ⁴

Bombus borealis is a species of bumblebee known commonly as the northern amber bumblebee. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs across Canada and Alaska and the northern and eastern contiguous United States.

Food Plants ⁵

Vicia (Vetches), Cirsium (Thistles), Asters, Prunella, Symphytum officinale (Comfrey), Eupatorium

Nest ⁵

underground

Similar Species ⁵

B. fervidus

Sources ⁵

http://www.xerces.org/sites/default/files/2018-05/12-052_01_Eastern_Bumble_Bee.pdf

Sources and Credits

1. (c) hobiecat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by hobiecat
2. no rights reserved, uploaded by Kent McFarland
3. (c) U.S. Department of Agriculture, all rights reserved, uploaded by U.S. Department of Agriculture, http://www.xerces.org/sites/default/files/2018-05/12-052_01_Eastern_Bumble_Bee.pdf
4. Adapted by mgillet from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_borealis
5. (c) mgillet, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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