Forest bumble bee (Bombus sylvicola)

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Photo credit:

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

Identifying Features

Status: Uncommon
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"Face yellow"; "Thorax yellow with black band between the wings"; "T1 Yellow"; "T2-3 orange or black"; "T4 yellow"; "T5 usually with some yellow hairs"

Range

Forest bumble bee (Bombus sylvicola) range map

When to Look

Forest bumble bee (Bombus sylvicola) range phenology

Floral Associations

Chamaebatiaria, Dodecatheon, Helenium, Monardella, Wyethia

Look Alike Species

B. melanopygus, B. bifarius, B. huntii, B. rufocinctus