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Bombus vosnesenskii? New years day! - Bombus vosnesenskii - female
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Bombus vosnesenskii? New years day! - Bombus vosnesenskii - Female
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, USA
January 1, 2008

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Bombus vosnesenskii? New years day! - Bombus vosnesenskii - female Bombus vosnesenskii? New years day! - Bombus vosnesenskii - female
Contributed by HandsOff on 3 January, 2008 - 10:40pm
Last updated 16 April, 2009 - 10:41am

I agree
the ID looks good
… John S. Ascher, 4 January, 2008 - 10:13pm

 
Thanks, Andy and John -
This is my first winter of shooting insect macros and I am missing the absence of most of them. Will B. vosnesenskii appear throughout the winter, or will they become dormant for months at a time? I can't imagine there will be tons of flowers blooming...
… HandsOff, 8 January, 2008 - 4:48pm

ID -I agree
I agree with B. vosnesenskii. B. californicus has black fur on the face. I think the type locality for B. vosnesenskii is northern CA.
… Andy Calderwood, 4 January, 2008 - 3:46pm

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