Summary ²

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.

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1. (c) Kevin Toomer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kevin Toomer
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_melanopygus

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