Kebnat
INSECTS

Black-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus melanopygus

Insects
Native
Black-tailed Bumble Bee, photo 1 of 5
Black-tailed Bumble Bee, photo 2 of 5
Black-tailed Bumble Bee, photo 3 of 5

Hymenopteran in the family Apidae. Feeds on nectar.

There are 3 observations of Black-tailed Bumble Bee in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 1 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec3

Similar species

Yellow-fronted Bumble BeeBombus flavifrons
Fuzzy-Horned Bumble BeeBombus mixtus
Tricolored Bumble BeeBombus ternarius
Red-belted Bumble BeeBombus rufocinctus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Half-black Bumble BeeBombus vagans
Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble beeBombus flavidus
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble BeeBombus insularis
American Bumble BeeBombus pensylvanicus