Bombus morrisoni
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Bombus morrisoni is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America, including the western United States and British Columbia. It is known commonly as the Morrison bumblebee. This bee lives in open scrub habitat. It nests underground and aboveground in structures and grass hummocks. It feeds at many kinds of plants, including milkweed, milkvetch, rabbitbrush, thistles, bee plants, goldenbushes, sunflowers, and goldenrods. It is an important pollinator of alfalfa in some areas.
This species has faced some declines, and has not been found recently in several well-sampled areas in its range. It is secure and common in other areas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Morrison's Bumble Bee sighting in Salt Lake City on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 181st most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Morrison's Bumble Bee in Salt Lake City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Morrison's Bumble Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Salt Lake City, in our data
Salt Lake City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Morrison's Bumble Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Morrison's Bumble Bee that you can see in Salt Lake City (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Hunt's Bumble Bee (about 30%), Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (about 20%) and Golden Northern Bumble Bee (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Morrison's Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Salt Lake City (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
