Size ⁴

Large Bumble Bee

Queen 22 - 26 mm
Worker 12 - 22 mm
Male 15 - 20 mm

Food plants ⁴

Chrysothamnus, Cirsium, Cleome, Helianthus, Lupinus, Melilotus

Nest ⁴

Nests underground

Similar Species ⁴

Brown-belted Bumble Bee (B. griseocollis)
Rusty-patched Bumble Bee (B. affinis)
Southern Plains Bumble Bee (B. fraternus)

Sources and Credits

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

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