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Bombus bifarius? - Bombus - female

Bombus bifarius? - Bombus - Female
Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, USA
May 25, 2018
Size: 1 - 2 cm

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T5 is yellow so this looks mo
T5 is yellow so this looks more like Bombus melanopygus to me. If the same is true of your other picture (I couldn't quite tell) then I'd say it's also probably B. melanopygus. The dark form of B. bifarius should have that tergite with black hair.

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