Bug FAQMorrison's Bumble Bee
Bombus morrisoni · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Apidae
Also called: Morrison Bumble Bee, Morrison Bumblebee
The Morrison bumblebee lives in open scrub areas and builds nests both underground and above ground in structures and grass hummocks. Adults feed on many flowering plants such as milkweed, rabbitbrush, thistles, sunflowers and goldenrods, and they are important pollinators of alfalfa in some regions.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It is commonly called the Morrison bumblebee.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It prefers open scrub habitats. Nests can be underground, in above-ground structures, or in grass hummocks.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
In some areas it is an important pollinator of alfalfa.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 18 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Apidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_morrisoni
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