Bombus pensylvanicus | |
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Queen in Hanover County, VA | |
Male in Illinois, US | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Bombus |
Subgenus: | Thoracobombus |
Species: | B. pensylvanicus
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Binomial name | |
Bombus pensylvanicus | |
The general range of Bombus pensylvanicus. (Dashed line indicates former range) | |
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Bombus pensylvanicus, the American bumblebee, is a threatened species of bumblebee native to North America. It occurs in eastern Canada, throughout much of the Eastern United States, and much of Mexico.[1]
Once the most prevalent bumblebee in the southern United States, populations of Bombus pensylvanicus have decreased significantly in recent years,[3] including in its scientific namesake state of Pennsylvania, where its numbers are considered critically low.[4] Overall, the population dropped nearly 90% in just the first two decades of the 21st century.[5]
Bombus pensylvanicus tends to live and nest in open farmland and fields. It feeds on several food plants, favoring sunflowers and clovers,[6] and functions as a pollinator.
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