---
title: "California Bumble Bee"
description: "Bombus californicus — Insectes et araignées. Bombus californicus, the California bumble bee, is a species of bumble bee in the family Apidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/california-bumble-bee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# California Bumble Bee

> Bombus californicus — Insectes et araignées. Bombus californicus, the California bumble bee, is a species of bumble bee in the family Apidae.

- Scientific name: *Bombus californicus*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9878
- Wikidata: [Q2422369](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2422369)
- iNaturalist taxon: [124420](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/124420)

## Names

- en: California Bumble Bee
- es: Abejorro californiano

## Countries with the most observations

US (7942), CA (890), MX (66)

## Summary

Bombus californicus, the California bumble bee, is a species of bumble bee in the family Apidae. Bombus californicus is in the subgenus Thoracobombus. It is found in Central America and the western half of North America. Bombus californicus is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_californicus

## Photo

![California Bumble Bee](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/california-bumble-bee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Daryl Nolan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119832235

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/california-bumble-bee?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).