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
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
        Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
        Family: Apidae (Honey bees, bumble bees, and allies)
        Subfamily: Apinae (Apine bees)
        Tribe: Bombini
        Genus: Bombus (Bumble bees)
        Subgenus: Psithyrus (Cuckoo bumble bees)
        Species: Bombus insularis (Indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee)

Species

Bombus insularis (Indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee)

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