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Bumblebee (?) from near Lake Tahoe. - Bombus
Copyright © 2009 Rukkas

Bumblebee (?) from near Lake Tahoe. - Bombus
Spring Creek, near South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California, USA
May 24, 2009
Visiting flowers in a meadow.
Contributed by Rukkas on 27 May, 2009 - 2:08pm
Last updated 13 April, 2024 - 11:29pm

Moved
Moved from melanopygus or mixtus.
… John S. Ascher, 13 April, 2024 - 11:29pm

Moved
Moved from Bumble Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 9 February, 2014 - 6:33pm

Subgenus Pyrobombus
I think it is melanopygus (edwardsii form) or mixtus (I'm in Turkey now so can't check specimens or literature)
… John S. Ascher, 27 May, 2009 - 2:33pm

 
thanks!
Thanks for the quick response!
… Rukkas, 27 May, 2009 - 4:11pm

 
you're welcome
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… John S. Ascher, 27 May, 2009 - 11:11pm

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