Summary ⁴

Bombus sandersoni is a species of bumblebee known commonly as the Sanderson bumblebee. It is native to North America, where it occurs across Canada and in the eastern United States.

Food Plants ⁵

Epilobium, Monarda (Bee Balms), Penstemon (Beard Tongues), Rubus, Malus (Apples)

Similar Species ⁵

B. perplexus and B. vagans
Difficult to properly identify and this ecology poorly known.

Sources ⁵

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

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Tanya Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tanya Taylor
2. (c) Sean Frey, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sean Frey
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_sandersoni
5. (c) mgillet, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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