Species
Bombus insularis (Indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee)
Bombus insularis. Photo: (c) Liz Osborn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Bombus insularis is a species of bumblebee in the subgenus Psithyrus, the cuckoo bumblebees. It is native to northern and western North America, where it occurs throughout Canada, Alaska, the northern United States, and some western states. It is known commonly as the indiscriminate cuckoo bumblebee.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
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Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
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Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
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Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
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Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
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Family: Apidae (Honey bees, bumble bees, and allies)
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Subfamily: Apinae (Apine bees)
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Tribe: Bombini
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Genus: Bombus (Bumble bees)
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Subgenus: Psithyrus (Cuckoo bumble bees)
- Species: Bombus insularis (Indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee)
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Subgenus: Psithyrus (Cuckoo bumble bees)
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Genus: Bombus (Bumble bees)
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Tribe: Bombini
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Subfamily: Apinae (Apine bees)
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Family: Apidae (Honey bees, bumble bees, and allies)
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Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
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Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
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Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
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Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
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Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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