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Hunt's Bumble Bee (Bombus huntii)
Photo#318047
Copyright © 2009
Diane Wilson
Bumble bee -
Bombus huntii
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Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
August 4, 2009
Size: 2-2.5 cm
This pic was not taken in the mountains. The flower is Lavender Hyssop, Agastache foeniculum.
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Contributed by
Diane Wilson
on 10 August, 2009 - 11:28am
Last updated 9 November, 2009 - 8:53am
Moved
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John S. Ascher
, 8 November, 2009 - 7:34pm
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I believe this is Bombus huntii
a male
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John S. Ascher
, 8 November, 2009 - 7:34pm
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Diane Wilson
, 2 September, 2009 - 8:45am
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Subgenus Pyrobombus
It is indeed a bumble bee (subfamily Bombinae), and I'd say it is in the genus Bombus, subgenus Pyrobombus, which tend to have orange like yours does (
http://bugguide.net/node/view/240705/bgpage
). I can't ID it down to species though.
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Jay Fitzsimmons
, 10 August, 2009 - 11:49am
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Beautiful photos
I meant to say, by the way, very nice pictures!
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Jay Fitzsimmons
, 11 August, 2009 - 4:30pm
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