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Tricolored Bumblebee - Bombus - female
Copyright © 2007 Cheryl Moorehead

Tricolored Bumblebee - Bombus - Female
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
May 13, 2007
Size: approx 15mm
Found nectaring on Raspberry, Rubus species.
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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 14 May, 2007 - 9:37am
Last updated 26 August, 2007 - 9:30am

Moved
Moved from Tricolored Bumble Bee.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 26 August, 2007 - 9:30am login or register to post comments

Another species?
This one, #107357, #113481 and #118557 look very different from all the others IDed as ternarius. If you read the info page "first abdominal segment with yellow hair, segments 2 & 3 reddish-orange, segments 5 & 6 black" there is no doubt that these are different.
You ought to move them to genus level or find out more about them.
Bumblebees can be very tricky.
… Beatriz Moisset, 26 August, 2007 - 7:43am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
No problem.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 26 August, 2007 - 9:30am login or register to post comments

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