Ashton cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus bohemicus (inc. ashtoni))

Ashton cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus bohemicus (inc. ashtoni)) photo

Photo credit: Sheila Colla

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

Identifying Features

Status: Very rare
Ashton cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus bohemicus (inc. ashtoni)) illustration

"Hair on head almost entirely black"; "Some white on the back end of the abdomen"

Range

Ashton cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus bohemicus (inc. ashtoni)) range map

When to Look

Ashton cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus bohemicus (inc. ashtoni)) range phenology

Floral Associations

Cephalanthus, Penstemon, Solidago canadensis, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, Vaccinium angustifolium


Look Alike Species

B. insularis, B. flavidus, B. occidentalis, B. cryptarum