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This content is based on a post originally published on December 13, 2011 on my blog “Pollinators Info” (no longer online).
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has published some nifty little bumble bee identification guides that’ll fit right into your pockets!
Each guide focuses on a bumble bee of particular interest, and includes the following:
- its range map
- identifying markings
- comparisons with other bumble bees
- distinguishing males from females
Check out these pocket guides for bees in your region by clicking on the bee’s scientific name below!
- If you live in the northern US and southeastern Canada, look for the yellow-banded bumble bee, Bombus terricola
- If you live in the northwestern US and western Canada, look for the western bumble bee, Bombus occidentalis
- If you live in the eastern US and far southeastern Canada, look for the rusty-patched bumble bee, Bombus affinis
Featured image copyright The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
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