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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Bumble Bees (Bombini) » Bumble Bees (Bombus) » Subgenus Cullumanobombus (Bombus Subgenus Cullumanobombus) » Red-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus rufocinctus)
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Mystery Bumblebee - Bombus rufocinctus
Copyright © 2014 Deborah Evans

Mystery Bumblebee - Bombus rufocinctus
Alberta, Canada
August 18, 2010

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Contributed by Deborah Evans on 11 August, 2014 - 5:07pm
Last updated 12 August, 2014 - 7:19pm

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 12 August, 2014 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you !
It is so nice to have an I.D. for this bumblebee. This bumblebee inspired my passion for studying bumblebees. Thank you so much.
… Deborah Evans, 12 August, 2014 - 7:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… hg, 12 August, 2014 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

Thinking Bombus rufocinctus -
Thinking Bombus rufocinctus - most other species with red on the abdomen (e.g. centralis, bifarius, sylvicola, huntii, etc.) have yellow faces or more cloudy, less distinct thoracic markings.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 11 August, 2014 - 5:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Thinking Bombus rufocinctus (Kelsey)
Thank you for taking a look and guess Kelsey. It is a tuff ID, I have been struggling with for years. I didn't even notice the red on the bbee when I was photographing it, that is how faint it is but that colour did show up in a couple of the photos. It was a big bbee so I would assume given the time of year, it was a queen. An old queen might explain it's worn look and fainter colour and relaxed attitude. Thank you for your help. This particular bbee is what turned me in love with these wonderful creatures.
… Deborah Evans, 11 August, 2014 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

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