Summary ³

Bombus insularis is a species of bumblebee in the subgenus Psithyrus, the cuckoo bumblebees. It is native to northern and western North America, where it occurs throughout Canada, Alaska, the northern United States, and some western states. It is known commonly as the indiscriminate cuckoo bumblebee.

Food Plants ⁴

Solidago (Goldenrods), Melilotus (Sweet Clovers), Vaccinium, Trifolium (Clovers)

Similar Species ⁴

B. fernaldae

Sources ⁴

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

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Scott Cox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Scott Cox
2. (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
3. Adapted by mgillet from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_insularis
4. (c) mgillet, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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