The species profiles provide information on each of the 17 bumble bee species and one carpenter bee that have been recorded in Vermont, as well as two species that have been found in neighboring states, but not yet in Vermont.
Common Name | Scientific Name | Status |
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Rusty-patched Bumble Bee | Bombus affinis | Endangered. Extirpated in VT |
Black and Gold Bumble Bee | Bombus auricomus | Just one record in VT |
Two-spotted Bumble Bee | Bombus bimaculatus | |
Northern Amber Bumble Bee | Bombus borealis | |
Yellow Bumble Bee | Bombus fervidus | |
Brown-belted Bumble Bee | Bombus griseocollis | |
Common Eastern Bumble Bee | Bombus impatiens | |
American Bumble Bee | Bombus pensylvanicus | Extirpated in VT |
Confusing Bumble Bee | Bombus perplexus | |
Red-belted Bumble Bee | Bombus rufocinctus | |
Sanderson's Bumble Bee | Bombus sandersoni | |
Tri-colored Bumble Bee | Bombus ternarius | |
Yellow-banded Bumble Bee | Bombus terricola | Threatened - Vermont |
Half-black Bumble Bee | Bombus vagans | |
Ashton's Cuckoo Bumble Bee | Bombus ashtoni | Endangered - Vermont. Extirpated in VT. |
Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee | Bombus citrinus | |
Fernald's Cuckoo Bumble Bee | Bombus fernaldae | Recently found in Franklin County |
Indiscriminate Bumble Bee | Bombus insularis | No records from VT. Historic record from Hanover, NH. |
Variable Cuckoo Bumble Bee | Bombus variabilis | Found in NH and NY. No record for VT. |
Eastern Carpenter Bee | Xylocopa virginica |