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INSECTS

Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Bombus insularis

Insects
Native
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee, photo 1 of 5
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee, Male
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee, Female
1.6–1.9 cmLength

Hymenopteran in the family Apidae 1.6–1.9 cm long. Feeds on nectar.

There are 32 observations of Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Nord-du-Québec and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent14
  2. Nord-du-Québec9
  3. Côte-Nord3
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  5. Estrie2
  6. Lanaudière1
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Similar species

Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble beeBombus flavidus
Red-belted Bumble BeeBombus rufocinctus
Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidus
Lemon Cuckoo Bumble BeeBombus citrinus
Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollis
Black-tailed Bumble BeeBombus melanopygus
Half-black Bumble BeeBombus vagans
Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Northern Amber Bumble BeeBombus borealis
Fuzzy-Horned Bumble BeeBombus mixtus
Tricolored Bumble BeeBombus ternarius
American Bumble BeeBombus pensylvanicus