Summary ⁴

Bombus perplexus is a species of bumblebee known by the common name confusing bumblebee. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs across Canada and into the eastern United States.

Food Plants ⁵

Hydrangea, Rhododendron, Rubus, Vaccinium, Lonicera (Honeysuckles), Prunus, Ribes

Similar Species ⁵

B. vagans

Sources ⁵

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

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Denis Doucet
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_perplexus
5. (c) mgillet, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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