Size ³

Queen 18 - 22 mm
Worker 10 - 16 mm
Male 12 - 15 mm

Food Plants ³

Cirsium, Hypericum, Melilotus, Rosa, Solidago, Vicia

Nest ³

Nest mostly underground, occasionally aboveground or in cavities

Similar Species ³

Common Eastern Bumble Bee (B. impatiens)
Perplexing Bumble Bee (B. perplexus)
Half-Black Bumble Bee (B. vagans)
Sanderson Bumble Bee (B. sandersoni)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Lee Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Lee Elliott
2. 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
3. (c) Chloé Recouvreur, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/1682659

More Info

• iNaturalistAU taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• 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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