Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Other Name(s): Bumble Bee
Characteristics: The Golden Northern Bumble Bee features an all-black head and dark wings. A black band runs across the mostly yellow thorax and the abdomen is nearly all yellow with the exception of the very tip, which is black. White coloring is also present to the keen observer. The Golden Northern Bumble Bee is a relatively large species and includes worker and drone bees along with a queen bee in their hive structure.
General Adult Size (Length):
13mm to 23mm
(0.51in to 0.91in)
Identifying Colors: black; gray; yellow; white
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Montana
Category: Bee, Ant, Wasp and Similar
Common Name: Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Scientific Name: (Bombus fervidas)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Bombus
Species: fervidas
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