Rusty-patched Bumble Bee
Bombus affinis
The adult rusty-patched bumble bee visits prairies, meadows, gardens, and open woodlands where flowering plants provide nectar and pollen. It forages by day, flying from bloom to bloom and using a vibrating buzz to shake pollen loose from certain flowers. Females can defend themselves with a venomous sting, while workers also carry pollen back to the colony. This once-common North American pollinator is now federally endangered in the United States after severe range-wide declines.
- Type
- Venom / Wing
- Conservation status
- CR
Growth chain
- Rusty-patched Bumble Bee Larva
- Rusty-patched Bumble Bee Pupa
- Rusty-patched Bumble Bee
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