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INSECTS

Half-black Bumble Bee

Bombus vagans

Insects
Native
Half-black Bumble Bee, Female
Half-black Bumble Bee, Male
Half-black Bumble Bee, photo 3 of 5

Hymenopteran in the family Apidae. Lives in forests. Feeds on nectar.

There are 214 observations of Half-black Bumble Bee in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Estrie and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais36
  2. Estrie24
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue20
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent19
  5. Capitale-Nationale19
  6. Nord-du-Québec16
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine16
  8. Laurentides16
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  10. Montérégie8
  11. Mauricie8
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  13. Côte-Nord5
  14. Lanaudière4
  15. Montréal3
  16. Centre-du-Québec2

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatus
Perplexing Bumble BeeBombus perplexus
Red-belted Bumble BeeBombus rufocinctus
Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollis
Lemon Cuckoo Bumble BeeBombus citrinus
Sanderson's Bumble BeeBombus sandersoni
Rusty-patched Bumble BeeBombus affinis
Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble beeBombus flavidus
Yellow-fronted Bumble BeeBombus flavifrons
Tricolored Bumble BeeBombus ternarius
Fuzzy-Horned Bumble BeeBombus mixtus