Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Captured from a Rydberg\'s penstemon flower. Cooled and photographed. But flew off before I could get a good photo.
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
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)
~ 20 mm\nCrawling / flying low in front lawn\nNetted, cooled, and released
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)
~ 14 mm
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Captured inside house\r\n~19 mm
Bombus centralis
(Great Basin Bumble Bee)
Taxonomy
Subclass:
Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
Suborder:
Apocrita (Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees)
Infraorder:
Aculeata (Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily:
Apoidea (Bees and Apoid Wasps)
Family:
Apidae (Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies)
Subfamily:
Apinae (Apine Bees)
No lower level information