Bombus appositus
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
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Binomial name | |
Bombus appositus Cresson, 1878
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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]
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]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Hatfield, R., et al. 2015. Bombus appositus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 March 2016.
- ^ NatureServe. 2015. Bombus appositus. NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Accessed 4 March 2016.
- ^ Manson, J. S., et al. (2013). Dose-dependent effects of nectar alkaloids in a montane plant–pollinator community. Journal of Ecology, 101(6), 1604-1612.
- ^ https://fieldguide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IIHYM24040