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Oregon Bombus with Large Glabrous Area on Thorax Dorsum - Bombus
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Oregon Bombus with Large Glabrous Area on Thorax Dorsum - Bombus
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
May 26, 2018
Moving lethargically on Allium sp. located at 740' on west side of Cornell Mountain in the early evening, temperature = 62 F.

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Oregon Bombus with Large Glabrous Area on Thorax Dorsum - Bombus Oregon Bombus with Large Glabrous Area on Thorax Dorsum - Bombus Oregon Bombus with Large Glabrous Area on Thorax Dorsum - Bombus
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Contributed by Hominin on 27 May, 2018 - 1:03am
Last updated 28 May, 2018 - 1:54pm

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 28 May, 2018 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… hg, 28 May, 2018 - 12:12pm login or register to post comments

The glabrous area is usually
The glabrous area is usually due to excessive wear removing the hair, often when entering/exiting the nest, and is present on many older foragers. It does make ID more annoying as it removes the thorax hair color character to a greater or lesser degree, unfortunately!
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 27 May, 2018 - 8:58am login or register to post comments

 
Bombus mixtus
Thanks for your quick response! I was wondering about that; the bee seemed nearly moribund.
… Hominin, 28 May, 2018 - 11:34am login or register to post comments

 
(this looks like Bombus mixtu
(this looks like Bombus mixtus to me)
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 27 May, 2018 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

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