Species

Bombus melanopygus (Black-tailed bumble bee)

Bombus melanopygus. Photo: (c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Bombus melanopygus, the black-tailed bumble bee, black tail bumble bee or orange-rumped bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, and as far east as Idaho.

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: Pyrobombus
        Species: Bombus melanopygus (Black-tailed bumble bee)

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