Bombus appositus
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Bombus appositus is a species of bumblebee known commonly as the white-shouldered bumblebee.[1][2] It is native to western North America, including western Canada and the western United States.[1]
| Bombus appositus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Subgenus: | Subterraneobombus |
| Species: | B. appositus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bombus appositus Cresson, 1878 | |
This species lives in open habitat, such as meadows and slopes. It nests underground or on the surface. Males congregate to seek mates. It feeds on a variety of plant taxa, including giant hyssops, thistles, gentians, owl's clovers, locoweeds, penstemons, and clovers.[1] It especially favors subalpine larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi) and it serves as one of the plant's main pollinators.[3]
This species has a range from southwestern Canada south to the Cascade Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, and west to central California[4]
This species is a host to Bombus insularis, a species of cuckoo bumblebee.[1]
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