van Dyke bumble bee (Bombus vandykei)

van Dyke bumble bee (Bombus vandykei) photo

Photo credit: Mace Vaughan

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

Identifying Features

Status: Uncommon

van Dyke bumble bee (Bombus vandykei) illustration

"Face yellow"; "Front of thorax yellow"; "Black between wings and back"; "T1-2 black"; "T3 yellow"; "T4-5 black"

Range

van Dyke bumble bee (Bombus vandykei) range map

When to Look

van Dyke bumble bee (Bombus vandykei) range phenology

Floral Associations

Agastache, Chrysopsis, Lupinus, Monardella, Phacelia,

Look Alike Species

B. vosnesenskii, B. caliginosus