Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
B. franklini. Binomial name. Bombus franklini. ( Frison, 1921) Franklin's bumblebee ( Bombus franklini) is one of the most narrowly distributed bumblebee species, [2] making it a critically endangered bee of the western United States. [3] It lives only in a 190-by-70-mile (310 by 110 km) area in southern Oregon and northern California, between ...
Bombus brachycephalus. Bombus coccineus. Bombus crotchii – Crotch's bumble bee. Bombus cullumanus – Cullum's humble-bee or Cullum's bumblebee. Bombus ecuadorius. Bombus fraternus – southern plains bumble bee. Bombus funebris. Bombus griseocollis – brown-belted bumble bee. Bombus handlirschi.
Bombus hortorum, the garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70°N, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand. [2] It is distinguished from most other bumblebees by its long tongue used for feeding on pollen in deep-flowered plants. [3] Accordingly, this bumblebee mainly visits ...
Bombus impatiens, the common eastern bumblebee, is the most commonly encountered bumblebee across much of eastern North America. [3] They can be found in the Eastern temperate forest region of the eastern United States, southern Canada, and the eastern Great Plains. [4] Because of their great adaptability, they can live in country, suburbs, and ...
Bombus affinis, commonly known as the rusty patched bumble bee, is a species of bumblebee endemic to North America. Its historical range in North America has been throughout the east and upper Midwest of the United States, [4] north to Ontario , Canada , where it is considered a "species at risk", [5] east to Quebec , south to Georgia , and ...
Ophrys bombyliflora. Ophrys bombyliflora, the bumblebee orchid, is a species of Ophrys (bee orchid), native from the Mediterranean region from Portugal and the Canary Islands to Turkey and Lebanon. The genus name Ophrys is from the Greek in reference to the hairy lips of the flowers of this genus; the specific epithet bombyliflora is from the ...
Bombus suckleyi is a species of bumblebee known commonly as Suckley's cuckoo bumblebee, named after biologist George Suckley. [2] [3] Suckley's bumble bee is a generalist pollinator and represents a rare group of obligate, parasitic bumble bees (cuckoo bumble bees). Suckley's bumble bee is a social-parasite because it invades the nests of the ...
Bombus lucorum is a large bumblebee, with the queen having a length of 18–22 mm (0.71–0.87 in), [7] a wingspan of around 36 mm (1.4 in), and a weight of 0.46-0.70 g. The workers are smaller than the queens, with a length of 12–18 mm and weight of 0.04-0.32 g. The males are 16-18mm in size and differ more in their appearance from the ...