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Subgenus Pyrobombus (Bombus Subgenus Pyrobombus)
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caliginosus or vosnesenskii (Bombus caliginosus or vosnesenskii)
Photo#131875
Copyright © 2007
Cheryl Moorehead
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee -
Bombus
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Seatac, King County, Washington, USA
July 28, 2007
Size: 20mm
Found on
Bull Thistle
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Cirsium vulgare
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Contributed by
Cheryl Moorehead
on 29 July, 2007 - 11:40am
Last updated 12 December, 2010 - 2:25pm
Moved
Moved from
Subgenus Pyrobombus
.
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John S. Ascher
, 12 December, 2010 - 2:25pm
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Moved
Moved from
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
.
According to John Ascher: "To the north (of California), especially at the coast, both species (B. caliginosus and B. vosnesenkii) could occur and ID is very difficult at best from images alone. . . difficult to separate even with specimens."
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Beatriz Moisset
, 29 May, 2009 - 7:55am
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Thank you
I had no idea that there was another black bumblebee in my area with a yellow "face"...I have some work to do, going through all my B. vosnesenskii photos!
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Cheryl Moorehead
, 29 May, 2009 - 8:12am
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