Wisconsin Bumble Bee Species

Choose from the list of species to see information about each bumble bee.

Bombus affinis (Rusty patched bumble bee)
Bombus auricomus (Black and gold bumble bee)
Bombus bimaculatus (Twospotted bumble bee)
Bombus bohemicus (Ashton's cuckoo bumble bee)
Bombus borealis (Northern amber bumble bee)
Bombus citrinus (Lemon cuckoo bumble bee)
Bombus fervidus (Yellow bumble bee)
Bombus flavidus (Fernald cuckoo bumble bee)
Bombus frigidus (Frigid bumble bee)
Bombus griseocollis (Brownbelted bumble bee)
Bombus impatiens (Common eastern bumble bee)
Bombus insularis (Indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee)
Bombus pensylvanicus (American bumble bee)
Bombus perplexus (Confusing bumble bee)
Bombus rufocinctus (Redbelted bumble bee)
Bombus sandersoni (Sanderson's bumble bee)
Bombus ternarius (Tricolored bumble bee)
Bombus terricola (Yellowbanded bumble bee)
Bombus vagans (Half-black bumble bee)
Bombus variabilis (Variable cuckoo bumble bee)

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