Bombus nevadensis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Bombus nevadensis, the Nevada bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee. It is native to North America, where it occurs from Alaska to California in the west, and east to Wisconsin, and in Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nevada Bumble Bee sighting in Yellowstone National Park on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 160 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Nevada Bumble Bee in Yellowstone National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nevada 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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Nevada Bumble Bee sightings, Yellowstone National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Riding Mountain National Park (Canada, about 20%), Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 10%) and Rocky Mountain National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the Nevada Bumble Bee that you can see in Yellowstone National Park (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Vancouver Bumble Bee (about 10%), Red-Belted Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Western Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nevada Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Yellowstone National Park (48 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.
