Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii)

Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) photo

Photo credit: Rich Hatfield

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

Identifying Features

Status: Very common

Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) illustration

"Face yellow"; "Front of thorax yellow, rest black"; "T1-3 black"; "T4 yellow"; "T5 black"

Range

Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) range map

When to Look

Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) range phenology

Floral Associations

Agastache, Castilleja, Cleome isomeris, Dicentra, Mimulus

Look Alike Species

B. caliginosus, B. vandykei