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Bombus centralis (Great Basin Bumble Bee )

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Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Captured from a Rydberg's penstemon flower in the north garden. Cooled and photographed. But it flew off before I could get a good photo.
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Looks like centralis. Clear band across the centre of the thorax. (beespeaker)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
First bee of the year in our yard.
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
On Sticky Geranium flower
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Captured inside house

~19 mm

BugGuide ID

Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
On Golden Currant flowers