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Bumble Bee - Bombus - female
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Bumble Bee - Bombus - Female
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
May 30, 2005
This bee is different than what is back east, having one pale band across the back of the abdomen.

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Contributed by tom murray on 7 June, 2005 - 10:19pm
Last updated 3 January, 2016 - 3:56pm

Moved
Moved from Yellow-faced Bumble Bee.

The nearly identical Bombus caliginosus also appears in this area, and can rarely be told apart by photographs; as a result, I've moved the image to this either/or species page. For info on this topic, look here or here and note that B. caliginosus has yellow hairs on sternite 4, shown in this specimen but very difficult to tell in live images:



Sorry to bump you back to subgenus!
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 3 January, 2016 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

Bombus.
This is possibly the yellowfaced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii. Can't see the face here, but if it is yellow, that would be my best guess.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 June, 2005 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

 
yellowfaced bumble bee
I added another picture showing the yellow face, so I guess that's what it is. Thanks Eric.
… tom murray, 8 June, 2005 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

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