Get to know your MN Bumble Bees Get to know your MN Bumble Bees Bombus bimaculatus Bombus griseocollis Bombus auricomus Bombus impatiens Bombus fervidus Bombus bimaculatus Bombus griseocollis Bombus auricomus Bombus impatiens Bombus fervidus twospotted bumble bee brownbelted bumble bee black and gold bumble bee common eastern bumble bee yellow bumble bee twospotted bumble bee brownbelted bumble bee black and gold bumble bee common eastern bumble bee yellow bumble bee COMMON MN BUMBLE BEES COMMON MN BUMBLE BEES Bombus ternarius Bombus vagans Bombus rufocinctus Bombus rufocinctus Bombus ternarius Bombus vagans Bombus rufocinctus Bombus rufocinctus tricolored bumble bee half-black bumble bee redbelted bumble bee redbelted bumble bee tricolored bumble bee half-black bumble bee redbelted bumble bee redbelted bumble bee FREQUENTLY FOUND MN BUMBLE BEES FREQUENTLY FOUND MN BUMBLE BEES Bombus sandersoni Bombus perplexus Bombus perplexus Bombus pensylvanicus Bombus affinis Bombus terricola Bombus borealis Bombus pensylvanicus Bombus affinis Bombus terricola Bombus borealis Bombus sandersoni rusty patched bumble bee confusing bumble bee American bumble bee yellowbanded bumble bee boreal bumble bee Sanderson’s bumble bee American bumble bee rusty patched bumble bee yellowbanded bumble bee boreal bumble bee Sanderson’s bumble bee confusing bumble bee RARE MN BUMBLE BEES RARE MN BUMBLE BEES Bombus insularis Bombus citrinus Bombus bohemicus Bombus citrinus Bombus bohemicus Bombus insularis indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee lemon cuckoo bumble bee lemon cuckoo bumble bee indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee CUCKOO BUMBLE BEES CUCKOO BUMBLE BEES All bees pictured are workers. Males and queens may differ in color patterns. All bees pictured are workers. Males and queens may differ in color patterns. There is also variability in color patterns within workers of the same species. There is also variability in color patterns within workers of the same species. You can help survey bumble bees! You can help survey bumble bees! Volunteers are needed. Volunteers are needed. More info at More info at www.befriendingbumblebees.com www.befriendingbumblebees.com Elaine Evans: University of Minnesota: [email protected] Elaine Evans: University of Minnesota: [email protected].