Common name: Rusty-patched Bumble Bee

Scientific name: Bombus affinis Cresson, 1863

Class:

Insecta (Insects)

Order:

Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants, Sawflies)

Family:

Apidae (Triepeolus)

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Subterranean:

Subterrestrial

Terrestrial:

Forest/Woodland, Suburban/orchard, Urban/edificarian

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G2

Imperiled globally - At high risk of extinction due to rarity or other factors; typically 20 or fewer populations or locations in the world, very few individuals, very restricted range, few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or steep declines.

State conservation status rank:

SH

Historical (Possibly extirpated) in New York - Missing from New York; known only from historical records (more than 30 years ago), but still some possibility of rediscovery upon further searching.

Federal protection:

Endangered

Listed as Endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act

State protection:

Not Listed

Not listed or protected by New York State.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

Y: Track all extant and selected historical EOs

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More information:

Conservation guide:

https://guides.nynhp.org/rusty-patched-bumble-bee/

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.108845/Bombus_affinis/