Kebnat
INSECTS

Sanderson's Bumble Bee

Bombus sandersoni

Insects
Native
Sanderson's Bumble Bee, Adult
Sanderson's Bumble Bee, Male
Sanderson's Bumble Bee, Female
10–13 mmLength

Hymenopteran in the family Apidae 10–13 mm long. Feeds on plants.

There are 82 observations of Sanderson's Bumble Bee in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec17
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue14
  3. Côte-Nord12
  4. Capitale-Nationale8
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  8. Laurentides4
  9. Mauricie4
  10. Outaouais4
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  12. Lanaudière1
  13. Montérégie1

Similar species

Half-black Bumble BeeBombus vagans
Red-belted Bumble BeeBombus rufocinctus
Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatus
Perplexing Bumble BeeBombus perplexus
Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble beeBombus flavidus
frigid bumble beeBombus frigidus
Lemon Cuckoo Bumble BeeBombus citrinus
Tricolored Bumble BeeBombus ternarius
Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollis