Distribution by Township

 

Maine township maps for confirmed historic (1864 - 1999), confirmed modern (2000+), and both historic and modern records of known bumble bee species.  In each case, 'confirmed' indicates species presence based on either specimen or image vouchers.  Many Maine townships still have either few or no species' records.

Common Name Scientific Name
Rusty-patched Bumble Bee Bombus affinis
Ashton's Cuckoo Bumble Bee Bombus ashtoni
Two-spotted Bumble Bee Bombus bimaculatus
Northern Amber Bumble Bee Bombus borealis
Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee Bombus citrinus
Fernald's Cuckoo Bumble Bee Bombus fernaldae
Yellow Bumble Bee Bombus fervidus
Brown-belted Bumble Bee Bombus griseocollis
Common Eastern Bumble Bee Bombus impatiens
Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee  Bombus insularis
American Bumble Bee Bombus pensylvanicus
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
Half-black Bumble Bee Bombus vagans

Other Target Bees

Eastern Carpenter Bee Xylocopa virginica
Giant Resin Bee Megachile sculpturalis
European Wool-carder Bee Anthidium manicatum