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INSECTS

Tricolored Bumble Bee

Bombus ternarius

Insects
Native
Tricolored Bumble Bee, photo 1 of 5
Tricolored Bumble Bee, Male
Tricolored Bumble Bee, Female
9.5–13 mmLength

Hymenopteran in the family Apidae 9.5–13 mm long. Feeds on nectar.

There are 2,255 observations of Tricolored Bumble Bee in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie297
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent264
  3. Outaouais246
  4. Capitale-Nationale227
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue193
  6. Laurentides151
  7. Côte-Nord122
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean121
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine104
  10. Montérégie99
  11. Mauricie98
  12. Montréal80
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches78
  14. Lanaudière70
  15. Nord-du-Québec67
  16. Centre-du-Québec38

Similar species

Red-belted Bumble BeeBombus rufocinctus
Black-tailed Bumble BeeBombus melanopygus
Northern Amber Bumble BeeBombus borealis
Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Rusty-patched Bumble BeeBombus affinis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Yellow-fronted Bumble BeeBombus flavifrons
Yellow-banded Bumble BeeBombus terricola
Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidus
Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollis
Half-black Bumble BeeBombus vagans
Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatus