Lemon cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus citrinus)

Lemon cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus citrinus) photo

Photo credit: Christy Stewart

Bumble bee illustrations: Paul Williams (identification and color patterns) and Elaine Evans (bee body design).

Identifying Features

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"Cuckoo bumble bee, no pollen baskets on legs"; "Thorax all yellow"; "T1-2 either all black, or black intermixed with yellow; T4-5 black"; "Abdomen shiny"

Range

Lemon cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus citrinus) range map

When to Look

Lemon cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus citrinus) range phenology

Floral Associations

Cephalanthus occidentalis, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Eutrochium maculatum, Prunella vulgaris, Verbena hastata

Look Alike Species

B. perplexus, B. vagans