These species profiles were developed from the Vermont Bumble Bee Atlas. Want to learn more about bumble bee identification? We have a new key and information page here.
Vermont Bumble Bee Species
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Rusty-patched Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/black-and-gold_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpeg)
Black and Gold Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/two-spotted_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpeg)
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/northern-bumble_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpg)
Northern Amber Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/golden-northern_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpg)
Yellow Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/brown-belted_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpg)
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/common-eastern_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpg)
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/american_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpg)
American Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/perplexus_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpeg)
Confusing Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/red-belted_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpg)
Red-belted Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sandersons_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpg)
Sanderson's Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tricolored_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpg)
Tri-colored Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/yellow-banded_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpg)
Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/half-black_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpg)
Half-black Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ashtons-cuckoo_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpeg)
Ashton's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lemon-cuckoo_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpg)
Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/fernald_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpeg)
Fernald's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/indiscriminate_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpg)
Indiscriminate Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/variable_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpg)
Variable Cuckoo Bumble Bee
![](https://val.vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/eastern-carpenter_180x130_acf_cropped-180x130.jpg)
Eastern Carpenter Bee
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