Crotch bumble bee (Bombus crotchii)

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

Identifying Features

Status: Limited range, likely in decline

Crotch bumble bee (Bombus crotchii) illustration

Crotch bumble bee (Bombus crotchii) illustration 2

"Thorax all black between wings and backwards"; "Yellow on T2, black or red on T4-5"

Range

Crotch bumble bee (Bombus crotchii) range map

When to Look

Crotch bumble bee (Bombus crotchii) range phenology

Floral Associations

Cleome isomeris, Delphinium, Eriodictyon, Phacelia, Trichostema

Look Alike Species

B. vandykei