fog-belt bumble bee

Bombus caliginosus

Member of bumble bees (genus Bombus)
apine bees (subfamily Apinae)
bees (epifamily Anthophila)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

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• similar to yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) above but...
• pale yellow hairs scattered underneath (S4 particularly)
• shaggier hair overall
• long face [long malar space between eye and mandible]
• restricted to foggy coastal regions

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – BugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist