Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Insects
Bombus impatiens, the common eastern bumblebee, is the most commonly encountered bumblebee across much of eastern North America. They can be found in the Eastern temperate forest region of the eastern United States, southern Canada, and the eastern Great Plains. They are adapted to suburban and urban environments, and as a pollinator species in commercial use by the greenhouse industry. This increase consequently led to their farther spread outside their previous distribution range. They are considered one of the most important species of pollinator bees in North America.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Apidae
- Genus
- Bombus