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Queen Bombus vosnesenskii? - Bombus californicus - female

Queen Bombus vosnesenskii? - Bombus californicus - Female
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
April 28, 2020
Size: 18 mm
Bee feeding on Camassia quamash. I thought this was a B. vosnesenskii, but I don't see yellow face. Other possibility? Photos are stills from a cellphone video, sorry about fuzziness.

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Queen Bombus vosnesenskii? - Bombus californicus - female Queen Bombus vosnesenskii? - Bombus californicus - female Queen Bombus vosnesenskii? - Bombus californicus - female

Moved

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

More likely to be B. californ
More likely to be B. californicus with the black face but otherwise vosnesenskii-like coloring.

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