Perplexing Bumblebee

Bombus perplexus

Description:

Yellow and black bumblebee.

Habitat:

Albion under the trees, Maple Ridge BC. on the wood chip pile. Suburban property in temperate rain forest.

Species ID Suggestions

2 Comments

Eva McEachern 7 years ago

Thanks for your ID suggestion, ForestDragon! I have edited my spotting.

ForestDragon 7 years ago

Hi Eva, this is a beautiful find (bee-youtiful, ;-) )! I believe this may be a species of Bumble Bee, rather than a honey bee. Check out genus Bombus: http://bugguide.net/node/view/3077

I think this especially looks similar to a Perplexing Bumble Bee: http://bugguide.net/node/view/79001