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INSECTS

Northern Amber Bumble Bee

Bombus borealis

Insects
Native
Northern Amber Bumble Bee, photo 1 of 5
Northern Amber Bumble Bee, Male
Northern Amber Bumble Bee, Female

Hymenopteran in the family Apidae. Feeds on nectar.

There are 743 observations of Northern Amber Bumble Bee in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent126
  2. Outaouais95
  3. Capitale-Nationale91
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine75
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue49
  6. Estrie47
  7. Mauricie44
  8. Laurentides39
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean39
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches33
  11. Montérégie26
  12. Côte-Nord19
  13. Lanaudière16
  14. Montréal15
  15. Nord-du-Québec14
  16. Centre-du-Québec14
  17. Laval1

Similar species

Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidus
Tricolored Bumble BeeBombus ternarius
Red-belted Bumble BeeBombus rufocinctus
Yellow-banded Bumble BeeBombus terricola
American Bumble BeeBombus pensylvanicus
Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Perplexing Bumble BeeBombus perplexus
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble BeeBombus insularis
Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollis
Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatus
Lemon Cuckoo Bumble BeeBombus citrinus