McKay's Western Bumble Bee (Bombus mckayi)

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Bumble bee illustrations: Paul Williams (identification and color patterns) and Elaine Evans (bee body design).

Identifying Features

Status: Stable
McKay's Western Bumble Bee (Bombus mckayi) illustration
"Face black, often with yellow intermixed"; "T1 black, T2-3 with yellow"; "T4-5 with pale, cream colored, or white hair"

Floral Associations

Erythronium grandiflorum, Hedysarum alpinum, Ipomopsis aggregata, Pedicularis capitata, Symphoricarpos

Look Alike Species

B. crotchii, B. franklini, B. cryptarum