Red on hind end of Abdomen

Bumble bees that show red (orange) at the end of their abdomen include:

A representative photo of each species is shown below. Please refer to the individual species pages for more detailed information.

  • Fuzzy-horned bumble bee, Bombus mixtus
Fuzzy-horned bumble bee, Bombus mixtus, (above)
showing orange on back of T3, T4 and T5.

  • Sitka bumble bee, Bombus sitkensis
Sitka bumble bee, Bombus sitkensis (above)
showing pale orange hairs on rear of T4 and T5. Scutellum black

  • Sitka bumble bee, Bombus sitkensis
Sitka bumble bee, Bombus sitkensis (above)
showing pale orange hairs on rear of T4 and T5.

High country bumble bee, Bombus kirbiellus, (above)
showing yellow scutum, scutellum yellow. T1-2 yellow, at least some yellow on T3.
T3 and T4 show mix of black and yellow (vs. frigidus). Hind end of T4 and T5 with red.
High elevation specialist
Photo from Colorado
Frigid bumble bee, Bombus frigidus (above)
Scutum and Scutellum both yellow
T1, T2 yellow, T3 black, posterior T4 and T5 orange.
High elevation specialist

Comments are closed.