Body ³

Long tongue
Long head

Size ³

Queen 20 - 24 mm
Worker 11 - 18 mm
Male 10 - 16 mm

Food plants ³

Cirsium, Delphinium, Geranium, Linaria, Penstemon, Trifolium

Nest ³

Nest underground or slightly more often on the surface

Similar Species ³

Golden Northern Bumble Bee (B. fervidus)
Northern Amber Bumble Bee (B. borealis, Canada Maritimes and Northeastern US)
Northern Yellow Bumble Bee (B. distinguendus, Alaska)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Chloé Recouvreur, all rights reserved, uploaded by Chloé Recouvreur
2. Chloé Recouvreur, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), uploaded by Chloé Recouvreur, https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/documents/BumbleBeeGuideWestern2012.pdf
3. (c) Chloé Recouvreur, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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