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Species Bombus mckayi - McKay's Bumble Bee

Bumblebee - Bombus mckayi a bumble bee with three yellow bands - Bombus mckayi black and white Bombus - Bombus mckayi Bombus 3 - Bombus mckayi - female Bombus - Bombus mckayi Bombus - Bombus mckayi Bombus - Bombus mckayi Bombus - Bombus mckayi
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)
Family Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily Apinae (Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees)
Tribe Bombini (Bumble Bees)
Genus Bombus (Bumble Bees)
No Taxon (Subgenus Bombus )
Species mckayi (McKay's Bumble Bee)
Other Common Names
McKay's Western Bumble Bee
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
until recently considered to be a subspecies or synonym of Bombus occidentalis
Range
northern replacement of B. occidentalis in Alaska, Yukon Territory, (esp. NW) British Columbia, and western NT
Internet References
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00222933.2021.1900444
Contributed by John S. Ascher on 11 April, 2024 - 6:03am

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