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INSECTS

Perplexing Bumble Bee

Bombus perplexus

Insects
Native
Perplexing Bumble Bee, photo 1 of 5
Perplexing Bumble Bee, Male
Perplexing Bumble Bee, Female
1.2–1.4 cmLength

Hymenopteran in the family Apidae 1.2–1.4 cm long. Feeds on plants.

There are 478 observations of Perplexing Bumble Bee in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Bas-Saint-Laurent, 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. Estrie60
  2. Capitale-Nationale57
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent52
  4. Outaouais45
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue39
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches32
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean32
  8. Montérégie29
  9. Côte-Nord26
  10. Mauricie25
  11. Laurentides20
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine17
  13. Lanaudière15
  14. Montréal12
  15. Nord-du-Québec9
  16. Centre-du-Québec8

Similar species

Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatus
Half-black Bumble BeeBombus vagans
Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollis
Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Yellow-fronted Bumble BeeBombus flavifrons
Red-belted Bumble BeeBombus rufocinctus
Lemon Cuckoo Bumble BeeBombus citrinus
Sanderson's Bumble BeeBombus sandersoni
Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble beeBombus flavidus
Hairy-banded Mining BeeAndrena hirticincta