Bombus pensylvanicus
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| American Bumble Bee | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Subgenus: | Thoracobombus |
| Species: | B. pensylvanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bombus pensylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bombus pennsylvanicus [2] | |
The American bumble bee[3] (Bombus pensylvanicus) is a species of bumblebee.[2] It is found across North America in open fields but its numbers are declining.[3][4]
Similar in colour and range to the yellow bumble bee (Bombus fervidus).[5]
References
- ↑ "Bombus pennsylvanicus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Thoracobombus". Natural History Museum.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Eaton ER, Kaufman K. (2007) Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin. p. 344.
- ↑ http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Bombus+pensylvanicus&flags=subgenus: Bombus pennsylvanicus], Discover Life
- ↑ [http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Bombus+fervidus&flags=subgenus: Bombus fervidus], Discover Life
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