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Bombus affinis (Rusty Patched Bumble Bee)

Synonyms: Bombus affinis novaeangliae; Bremus affinis

Wikipedia Abstract

Bombus affinis, commonly known as the rusty patched bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee that is endemic to North America. Its historical range in North America has been throughout the east and upper Midwest of the United States, north to in Ontario, Canada,where it is considered a "species at risk", east to Quebec, south to Georgia, and west to the Dakotas. Its numbers have declined in 87% of its historical habitat range. In September 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing B. affinis for federal protection as an endangered species.
View Wikipedia Record: Bombus affinis

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Bombus affinis

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Edwin S. George Reserve 1297 Michigan, United States

Predators

Laphria grossa[1]
Mallophora orcina (southern bee killer)[1]
Proctacanthus philadelphicus[1]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Predator-Prey Database for the family Asilidae (Hexapoda: Diptera) Prepared by Dr. Robert Lavigne, Professor Emeritus, University of Wyoming, USA and Dr. Jason Londt (Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg)
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0