B. borealis - Bombus borealis

Moved

Moved from Bumble Bees.

… Beatriz Moisset, 6 May, 2008 - 8:06pm

Moved

Moved from Golden Northern Bumble bee.

… Mardon Erbland, 14 October, 2006 - 3:49pm

B. borealis

not fervidus

… John S. Ascher, 22 September, 2006 - 10:30pm

Thank you!

The Natural History Museum web page for Subterraneobombus shows that one species of Subterranobombus is known to live in Newfoundland. If this image is of a Bombus (St.) borealis Kirby, 1837-272, then I guess this must be the species that they are talking about. Thank you for the correction.

… Mardon Erbland, 23 September, 2006 - 8:50am

this is the species

how about moving the image to the right guide page?

… John S. Ascher, 9 October, 2006 - 3:11pm

Moved

I've moved these images to the Bombus page because there is no Guide Page for the species B. borealis. Hopefully an editor will create one.

… Mardon Erbland, 14 October, 2006 - 3:51pm

Great

Mardon, this is a bumblebee in the genus Bombus. The sacs you are talking about are 'pollen baskets' called corbicula, (singular: corbiculum). All bees in the family Apidae have them

… Omar Fahmy, 25 July, 2006 - 3:20pm

Thanks - Moved

Thanks, Omar. Adalbert Goertz also ID'd this individual as Bombus fervidus, Golden Northern Bumble bee, so I've moved these images to the species page. Thanks also for the explination of the corbicula. I'm learning more each day! :)

… Mardon Erbland, 26 July, 2006 - 6:03pm