Size ⁴

Body size large

Queen 21 - 23 mm
Worker 9 - 14 mm
Male 12 - 14 mm

Food Plants ⁴

Cirsium, Eupatorium, Gelsemium, Pontederia, Solidago

Nest ⁴

Nests underground

Similar Species ⁴

Two-Spotted Bumble Bee (B. bimaculatus)
Confusing Bumble Bee(B. perplexus)
Half-Black Bumble Bee (B. vagans)
Sanderson Bumble Bee (B. sandersoni)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Ryan Hodnett, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanhodnett/37686487315/
2. (c) Jacy Lucier, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bombus_impatiens_male.jpg
3. Chloé Recouvreur, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), uploaded by Chloé Recouvreur, http://www.xerces.org/sites/default/files/2018-05/12-052_01_Eastern_Bumble_Bee.pdf
4. (c) Chloé Recouvreur, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/1682662

More Info

• iNaturalistAU taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• CalPhotos
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Guide to Bumble Bees of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Kansas
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0

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