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Bombus - Bombus californicus

Bombus - Bombus californicus
Capitol State Forest, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA
June 27, 2012

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Bombus - Bombus californicus Bombus - Bombus californicus

Moved
Moved from Bumble Bees.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Weird bee... if it had a yell
Weird bee... if it had a yellow T1 and yellow face, I'd say bifarius. Without the yellow on the lower thorax, I'd say it was californicus or maybe even occidentalis. Perhaps a weird melanopygus or rufocinctus?

(it looks to me like she has proper baskets, or fernaldae might be another option)

 
Californicus?
?

 
Probably the likeliest answer
Probably the likeliest answer - that or bifarius. The yellow on the lower thorax is confusing, that's for sure!

 
Thank you both
Wish I had better pics, but this one got away before I got close. It was the only one I ever saw like that, although I kept looking in the same area.

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