Bumble Bee? - Bombus melanopygus

Moved

Moved from Bumble Bees.

… Chuck Entz, 27 September, 2006 - 1:08am

B. melanopygus

edwardsii color form

… John S. Ascher, 26 September, 2006 - 10:51pm

Thanks!

for the confirmation.

… Chuck Entz, 27 September, 2006 - 1:10am

Given where the photo was tak

Given where the photo was taken, the bee is probably Bombus melanopygus edwardsii. (Bombus edwardsii was determined to be a subspecies of Bombus melanopygus around 20 years ago.)

… Domingo Zungri, 16 July, 2006 - 9:29pm

Thanks!

I make the most of the resources I can find, but there's no substitute for someone with a professional background in the subject

… Chuck Entz, 30 July, 2006 - 11:25pm

Bombus bifarius nearcticus

Looks like B. bifarius nearcticus according to Kearns-Thomson,2001.

… Adalbert Goertz, 25 April, 2006 - 5:44pm

Not so sure...

According to California Insect Survey v.23 (PDF format- about 7 MB), Bombus bifarius (nearcticus included) is a montane species not found in Southern California.

The species not eliminated by range are: Bombus crotchii Cresson , Bombus vosnesenskii Radoszkowski, Bombus californicus F. Smith, Bombus sonorus Say, Bombus edwardsii Cresson, and perhaps Bombus vandykei (Frison). How that translates to taxa in your 2001 source, I don't know.

… Chuck Entz, 26 April, 2006 - 1:18am

Bombus bifarius nearcticus

Looks like B. bifarius nearcticus.

… Adalbert Goertz, 25 April, 2006 - 5:41pm

Yes - Bombus sp. (female)

A nice long - "tongued" species (subgenus or genus Megabombus), strongly reminding of Palearctic B. hortorum and B. ruderatus, to which it is obviously closely related.

… Richard Vernier, 3 April, 2006 - 7:06am