Size ³

Queen 22 - 25 mm
Worker 12 - 20 mm
Male 14 - 19 mm

Food plants ³

Asclépias, Chaenactis, Lupinus, Medicago, Phacelia, Salvia

Nest ³

Nest underground

Similar Species ³

Brown-belted Bumble Bee (B. griseocollis)
Southern Plains Bumble Bee (B. fraternus)
Red-belted Bumble Bee (B. rufocinctus)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Rebecca Marschall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rebecca Marschall
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)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0

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