Yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola)

Yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola) photo

Photo credit: Leif Richardson

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

Identifying Features

Status: Rare throughout much of its range, in decline
Yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola) illustration
"Black face"; "Thorax variable, but always with yellow in front of wing bases"; "T1 black"; "T2-3 yellow"; "T4 Black"; "T5 almost always with yellow, especially anteriorly"

Range

Yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola) range map

When to Look

Yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola) range phenology

Floral Associations

Agastache foeniculum, Asclepias syriaca, Chamerion angustifolium, Dalea purpurea, Lonicera caerulea

Look Alike Species

B. pensylvanicus, B. auricomus