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Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Bombus insularis

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Many of the bumblebees I find have either an orange or a white patch of hair on the very bottom of their abdomen, but this one had a black patch.

Habitat:

Hawkweed in a residential area

Reference Links:

Species Bombus insularis - Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Jellis
Bombus lucorum is on my list and it has both a yellow and white abdomen as mentioned by the poster.
Green Nature
There's a nice bumblbee guide to Alaska by the FWS...that might help to narrow the choice down. https://www.fws.gov/alaska/pollinator/pdf/AK%20bumblebee%20guide.pdf
Jellis
From what I can find these are the most common on Kodiak Bombus gelidus*, Bombus lucorum*, Bombus mixtus*, Bombus pleuralis

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Pollinating Insects of the World
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Alaska Fauna and Flora
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Great Alaskan Challenge
Photographed
PublishedJuly 30, 2016

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