Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Bumble Bees (Bombini) » Bumble Bees (Bombus) » Subgenus Bombias (Bombus Subgenus Bombias) » Bombus nevadensis
Photo#316335
Bee? - Bombus nevadensis
Copyright © 2009 Borealfalcon

Bee? - Bombus nevadensis
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
August 6, 2009
Since it has four wings I would remove all syphrid mimic possibilities but I have never seen a bee that acted or looked like this before. When it flew it buzzed around erratically and always stayed in the same area.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Borealfalcon on 6 August, 2009 - 5:29pm
Last updated 12 September, 2009 - 1:55am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 12 September, 2009 - 1:55am login or register to post comments

Bombus nevadensis
male
… John S. Ascher, 7 August, 2009 - 8:24am login or register to post comments

Bombus male
engaging in mate-searching behavior. See comments to
… Domingo Zungri, 6 August, 2009 - 8:56pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact