Summary ²

Bombus occidentalis, the western bumblebee, is one of around 30 bumblebee species present in the western United States and western Canada. A recent review of all of its close relatives worldwide appears to have confirmed its status as a separate species.

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

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