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Bombus vosnesenskii
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vosnesenskii, Radoszkowski 1862
Description:
| Thorax | Head | Abdomen |
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| pile of scutum in front of tegulae yellow. Thoracic pleura black. | Face with yellow pile. | Gastral tergum four yellow. |
Identification: This species can be seperated from the other species with only a single yellow thoracic stripe ( B. californicus) by the color of the pile on the head. In B. vosnesenskii species the head pile is all yellow, in B. californicus it is black.
| B. vosnesenskii | B. californicus |
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Geography: B. vosnesenskii is found in the Pacific coast states from Washington to California.
Last updated Tuesday, July 25, 2006, by Lisa Ferrier
