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Subgenus Bombias

Bombus - Bombus auricomus Bumblee Bee - Bombus auricomus - male Bombus terricola? - Bombus auricomus - female Which bombus? - Bombus nevadensis - male Large Bumble Bee - Bombus nevadensis Is this my bimaculatus queen? - Bombus auricomus - female Bumble Bee on Pea Blossom - Bombus auricomus Unknown bee - Bombus auricomus - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees)
Family Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily Apinae (Honey, Bumble, and Digger Bees)
Tribe Bombini (Bumble Bees)
Genus Bombus (Bumble Bees)
No Taxon Subgenus Bombias
Numbers
3 species listed at Natural History Museum. B. auricomus and B. nevadensis are Nearctic and the third B. confusus is Palearctic.
Range
B. auricomus has mostly an eastern distribution and B. nevadensis is more western.
Habitat
Open grasslands and mountain meadows.
Internet References
Natural History Museum.
Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 14 February, 2009 - 7:10pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 17 March, 2009 - 5:17pm

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