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Bumblebee

Bombus

Description:

Bumblebee on a yellow flower. Isn't he pretty :)

Habitat:

Near a large lush meadow within a mixed conifer forest with intermittent streams at around 9000'

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2 Comments

ForestDragon, (lovely name!) thank you for your help. Unfortunately this was the only view it allowed me.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 years ago

RSR, this lovely, fuzzy bee is a Bumblebee from Genus Bombus. Do you have any more views? Bumblebees can often be identified by the color and pattern on the abdomen. http://bugguide.net/node/view/3077/bgpag...

New Mexico, USA

Spotted on Aug 3, 2013
Submitted on Aug 14, 2014

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