Bombus mixtus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Bombus mixtus is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America, where it occurs in western Canada and the United States. It is also disjunct in the Great Lakes region. It is known commonly as the fuzzy-horned bumblebee, tricoloured bumblebee, orange-belted bumblebee, and mixed bumblebee.
This bee lives in mountain habitat, and taiga and tundra habitat in northern areas. It lives in open, grassy habitat, chaparral, shrublands, and meadows. It feeds at the flowers of ceanothus, fireweed, coyote mints, penstemons, phacelias, rhododendrons, and groundsels. It nests underground or on the surface.
NatureServe. 2015. Bombus mixtus. NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Accessed 8 March 2016. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee sighting in Jasper National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 88 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee in Jasper National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. Those are among Jasper National Park's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 55 mm in April.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fuzzy-Horned 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.
12th of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee sightings, Jasper National Park ranks 12th at about 10%. The best odds are in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (United States, about 40%), Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada, about 30%) and Kluane National Park (Canada, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee that you can see in Jasper National Park (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Vancouver Bumble Bee (about 20%), Black-Tailed Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Cryptic Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Jasper National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
