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Photo#131875
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee - Bombus - female

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee - Bombus - Female
Seatac, King County, Washington, USA
July 28, 2007
Size: 20mm
Found on Bull Thistle, Cirsium vulgare.

Moved

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."

 
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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