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Copyright © 2006 Mardon Erbland

B. borealis - Bombus borealis -

Logy Bay, Northeast Avalon, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
July 25, 2006

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B. borealis - Bombus borealis - female

B. borealis - Bombus borealis - female

B. borealis - Bombus borealis - female

Contributed by Mardon Erbland on 25 July, 2006 - 3:01pm
Last updated 23 June, 2008 - 4:52pm

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. (Subterreneobombus) borealis, not B. fervidus

fervidus has an all black head and more yellow on the thorax

… John S. Ascher, 22 September, 2006 - 10:28pm

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

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 - 8:49am

Bombus fervidus (Apidae)

Bumblebee. The sacs are the pollen collected.

… Adalbert Goertz, 25 July, 2006 - 5:46pm

Thank You! - Moved

Thanks for the ID and the comment on the sacs.

… Mardon Erbland, 26 July, 2006 - 6:00pm

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