Bug FAQFuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Bombus mixtus · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Apidae
The fuzzy-horned bumble bee lives in western North America, including western Canada and the United States. It prefers mountain, taiga, and tundra habitats. Adults feed on flowers such as ceanothus, fireweed, coyote mint, penstemon, phacelia, rhododendron, and groundsels.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found in mountain, taiga, and tundra areas.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Feeds on flowers of ceanothus, fireweed, coyote mint, penstemon, phacelia, rhododendron, and groundsels.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Native to western Canada and the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 15 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Washington, Oregon, Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming.
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_mixtus
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