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INSECTS

Two-spotted Bumble Bee

Bombus bimaculatus

Insects
Native
Two-spotted Bumble Bee, photo 1 of 5
Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Male
Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Female

Hymenopteran in the family Apidae. Lives in conifers and in forests. Feeds on nectar.

There are 1,485 observations of Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Estrie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal470
  2. Estrie170
  3. Montérégie138
  4. Capitale-Nationale133
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent118
  6. Outaouais112
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches102
  8. Laurentides75
  9. Mauricie42
  10. Lanaudière36
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean27
  12. Laval25
  13. Centre-du-Québec18
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue17
  15. Nord-du-Québec1
  16. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
ShorelineGilles Douaire
Towns and gardensAndre Carrotflower

Similar species

Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollis
Half-black Bumble BeeBombus vagans
Perplexing Bumble BeeBombus perplexus
Red-belted Bumble BeeBombus rufocinctus
Lemon Cuckoo Bumble BeeBombus citrinus
Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidus
American Bumble BeeBombus pensylvanicus
Rusty-patched Bumble BeeBombus affinis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Abrupt Digger BeeAnthophora abrupta
Blueberry Digger BeeHabropoda laboriosa