The Black-and-gold Bumble Bee is a large, boldly patterned species with golden-yellow thorax hair and black-and-yellow banded abdomen. It is associated with prairie habitats and has declined in parts of its range with the loss of native grasslands. It is an effective pollinator of a wide variety of wildflowers in open habitats.
Habitat
Native prairies, open meadows, and grassland edges
Diet
Adults: pollen and nectar from diverse wildflowers
How common
Uncommon
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