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Bombus appositus (Apidae) in Colorado Springs - Bombus appositus - female
Copyright © 2007 Adalbert Goertz

Bombus appositus (Apidae) in Colorado Springs - Bombus appositus - Female
Colorado Springs, Sonderman Park , 6150 ft (N 38° 51.4', W104° 50.2'), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
July 3, 2007
Size: L = 20 mm
Found on Carduus nutans - Musk Thistle. Queen. L.W.Macior (1974) found nests in the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies at an elevation of 2620-2928 m (8600-9600 ft). P.A.Byron (1980) states that the preferred elevation is 8500-10000 ft. This find is at much lower elevation.

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Contributed by Adalbert Goertz on 3 July, 2007 - 5:36pm
Last updated 28 November, 2009 - 11:14am

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