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Bombus (Pyrobombus) sp. - possibly B. vagans - Bombus vagans
Copyright © 2009 Rich Kelly

Bombus (Pyrobombus) sp. - possibly B. vagans - Bombus vagans
Oyster Bay/Planting Fields Arboretum, Nassau County, New York, USA
June 27, 2009
Size: 20 mm +/-
Best shot I could get of this active bee. Any hope of an ID? Yellow pretty far down the abdomen, and only yellow across the top of the thorax.
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Contributed by Rich Kelly on 28 June, 2009 - 8:19am
Last updated 25 February, 2010 - 9:06pm

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Pyrobombus.
… John S. Ascher, 25 February, 2010 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

Bombus (Pyrobombus)
I suspect this is Bombus vagans. The other similar species are sandersoni (nearly identical to vagans in color pattern), perplexus, and bimaculatus. At least the first two of these can be very hard to separate from vagans.
… John S. Ascher, 28 June, 2009 - 10:31am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. I suspected B. vagan
Thanks. I suspected B. vagans, too, but I'm really just learning these things, so was not too confident. I'll move it to genus level and leave it at that.
… Rich Kelly, 28 June, 2009 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

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