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Common Eastern Bumblebee
Bombus impatiens
41.7001, -71.6828
Field Notes
Description:
Queens and workers are both black with a yellow thorax and first abdominal segment, males have a yellow face and head.
Habitat:
Very general, including intensively farmed areas, suburbs, and highly urban areas such as downtown Chicago and Manhattan. They can be found in the Eastern Temperate Forest region of the eastern United States, southern Canada, and the eastern Great Plains.
Notes:
The common eastern bumblebee is the most often encountered bumblebee across much of eastern North America.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 26, 2014
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