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Bombus vosnesenskii Radoszkowski, 1862
Bombus flavifrons_homonym Smith, 1866; Bombus columbicus Dalla Torre, 1890, replacement name

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Williams, Paul H., Robbin W. Thorp, Leif L. Richardson, and Sheila R. Colla. Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide. Princeton University Press, 2014. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt6wpzr9.


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Known as the Vosnesensky Bumble Bee.

Overview
Extracted from Jonathan Koch, James Strange, Paul Williams.2012. Bumble Bees of the Western United States. A product of the U.S. Forest Service and the Pollinator Partnership with funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Vosnesensky bumble bee

Status: Very common, possibly increasing in abundance

Select food plant genera: Lupinus, Cirsium, Eriogonum, Phacelia, Clarkia, Ericameria

Tongue Length: Medium

Distribution: Exclusive to costal California, Oregon and Washington east towards the Sierra-Cascade Crest; uncommon, but present in Nevada

Can be confused with B. caliginosus, B. occidentalis, and B. vandykei

Thorax anterior to black band between wing bases yellow, scutellum black, T1-3 black, T4 yellow, T5 and T6 black, face square and yellow.

Mid leg basitarsus with the distal posterior corner rounded. Cheek length as long as broad. Hair of the face and top of head yellow. On the side of the thorax, the lower anterior surface with long, predominantly black hair, corbicular fringes black. Hair length medium and even.

Names
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FamilyScientific name @ source (records)
Apiaceae  Angelica @ UCRC_ENT (1)

Foeniculum vulgare @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (9)
Asteraceae  Achillea millefolium @ CSCA (1)

Ageratina occidentalis @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Arnica sp @ BBSL__JPS (1)

Artemisia @ LACM_ENTB (1)

Aster @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Baccharis pilularis @ BBSL__JPS (1)

Baccharis @ LACM_ENTB (1)

Carduus tenuiflorus @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Centaurea solstitialis @ BBSL__JPS (7); EMEC_JPS__JPS (3)

Centaurea sp @ BBSL__JPS (6)

Centaurea @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Chaenactis glabriuscula @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (2)

Chrysothamnus sp @ BBSL__JPS (2)

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (10)

Chrysothamnus @ UCRC_ENT (2)

Cichorium sp @ BBSL__JPS (12)

Cirsium lanceolatum @ BBSL__JPS (32)

Cirsium sp @ BBSL__JPS (1)

Cirsium @ AMNH_BEE (6); UCRC_ENT (3); EMEC_JPS__JPS (71); LACM_ENTB (1)

Cosmos bipinnatus @ I_LKD (2)

Cotula @ UCRC_ENT (2)

Ericameria arborescens @ UCRC_ENT (2)

Ericameria bloomeri @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Ericameria linearifolia @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Ericameria nauseosa @ CSCA (1)

Ericameria sp @ BBSL__JPS (20)

Ericameria @ CSCA (33); EMEC_JPS__JPS (27)

Grindelia camporum @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (107)

Grindelia hirsutula @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Grindelia @ UCRC_ENT (1)

Haplopappus bloomeri @ BBSL__JPS (10)

Helenium bigelovii @ UCRC_ENT (4)

Helenium sp @ BBSL__JPS14099X (1); BBSL__JPS14088X (1); BBSL__JPS14098X (1)

Helenium @ AMNH_BEE (1)

Helianthus annuus @ CSCA (1)

Heterotheca villosa @ UCRC_ENT (3)

Jacobaea vulgaris @ CSCA (2)

Lepidospartum @ UCRC_ENT (3)

Senecio clarkianus @ UCRC_ENT (14)

Senecio flaccidus @ LACM_ENTB (1)

Senecio @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1); LACM_ENTB (1)

Solidago californica @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Solidago sp @ BBSL__JPS (1)

Solidago velutina @ CSCA (5)

Solidago @ UCRC_ENT (1); EMEC_JPS__JPS (6); LACM_ENTB (1)

Wyethia @ UCRC_ENT (1)
Boraginaceae  Cryptantha intermedia @ UCRC_ENT (2)

Eriodictyon californicum @ CSCA (9); LACM_ENTB (4)

Eriodictyon crassifolium @ UCRC_ENT (5)

Eriodictyon trichocalyx @ LACM_ENTB (1)

Eriodictyon @ CSCA (2); AMNH_BEE (3); EMEC_JPS__JPS (5)

Heliotropium curassavicum @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (2)

Hesperochiron californicus @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Phacelia ciliata @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (2)

Phacelia distans @ UCRC_ENT (1)

Phacelia grandiflora @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (2)

Phacelia heterophylla @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (3)

Phacelia mutabilis @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Phacelia ramosissima @ UCRC_ENT (2)

Phacelia @ AMNH_BEE (3); UCRC_ENT (1); EMEC_JPS__JPS (62); LACM_ENTB (1)
Brassicaceae  Brassica @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Cakile maritima @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Erysimum 'Bowles @ I_LKD (1)

Erysimum ‘Bowles @ I_LKD (2)

Stanleya pinnata @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (11)

Streptanthus tortuosus @ UCRC_ENT (2)
Caprifoliaceae  Symphoricarpos albus @ BBSL__JPS (4)

Symphoricarpos @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)
Cleomaceae  Peritoma arborea @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (12)
Clusiaceae  Hypericum perforatum @ BBSL__JPS (1)
Dipsacaceae  Scabiosa @ UCRC_ENT (1)
Ericaceae  Arbutus menziesii @ BBSL__JPS (1); EMEC_JPS__JPS (2)

Arbutus @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (2)

Arctostaphylos nevadensis @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Arctostaphylos sp @ BBSL__JPS (1)

Arctostaphylos @ UCRC_ENT (3); EMEC_JPS__JPS (28)

Rhododendron occidentale @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (5)

Rhododendron @ CSCA (5)

Vaccinium macrocarpon @ RUAC_ENT (4)
Fabaceae  Acmispon americanus @ UCRC_ENT (7)

Acmispon glaber @ UCRC_ENT (4); EMEC_JPS__JPS (22)

Astragalus douglasii @ UCRC_ENT (3)

Astragalus @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (3)

Caragana @ AMNH_BEE (1)

Hosackia crassifolia @ UCRC_ENT (1)

Lathyrus odoratus @ BBSL__JPS (3)

Lotus nevadensis @ UCRC_ENT (1)

Lotus oblongifolius @ BBSL__JPS (2)

Lotus sp @ BBSL__JPS (1)

Lotus @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Lupinus albifrons @ LACM_ENTB (1)

Lupinus arboreus @ BBSL__JPS (1); EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Lupinus latifolius @ BBSL__JPS (2); UCRC_ENT (1)

Lupinus nanus @ BBSL__JPS (1)

Lupinus sp @ BBSL__JPS (4); BBSL__JPS14077X (1)

Lupinus @ I_JSA (1); EMEC_JPS__JPS (56); LACM_ENTB (3)

Medicago sativa @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Medicago @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Melilotus officinalis @ AMNH_BEE (1)

Melilotus @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Pickeringia montana @ BBSL__JPS (1)

Prosopis @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Robinia pseudoacacia @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (3)

Trifolium longipes @ BBSL__JPS (9)

Trifolium repens @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Trifolium sp @ BBSL__JPS (11)

Trifolium variegatum @ UCRC_ENT (2)

Trifolium @ UCRC_ENT (1); EMEC_JPS__JPS (7)

Vicia sp @ BBSL__JPS (3)

Vicia @ CSCA (2); UCRC_ENT (1)
Fumariaceae  Ehrendorferia chrysantha @ UCRC_ENT (1)
Grossulariaceae  Ribes @ AMNH_BEE (6)
Iridaceae  Iris hartwegii @ UCRC_ENT (1)

Iris @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)
Lamiaceae  Marrubium vulgare @ CSCA (7)

Marrubium @ LACM_ENTB (10)

Monardella lanceolata @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Monardella sp @ BBSL__JPS (8)

Monardella @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (6)

Prunella vulgaris @ BBSL__JPS (1)

Rosmarinus officinalis @ LACM_ENTB (1)

Salvia carduacea @ LACM_ENTB (1)

Salvia sonomensis @ CSCA (1); EMEC_JPS__JPS (5)

Salvia @ I_JSA (1)

Stachys ajugoides @ UCRC_ENT (3)

Stachys bullata @ UCRC_ENT (2)

Stachys byzantia @ I_LKD (2)

Stachys rigida @ BBSL__JPS (2)

Stachys @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1); LACM_ENTB (4)

Trichostema @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (2)
Lauraceae  Persea americana @ UCRC_ENT (1)
Liliaceae  Veratrum sp @ BBSL__JPS (1)
Malvaceae  Malacothamnus fasciculatus @ UCRC_ENT (1)

Sidalcea @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Sphaeralcea sp @ BBSL__JPS (1)

Sphaeralcea @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (2)
Onagraceae  Clarkia amoena @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Clarkia biloba @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (25)

Clarkia dudleyana @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (5)

Clarkia gracilis @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (5)

Clarkia mildrediae @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (2)

Clarkia rubicunda @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (2)

Clarkia unguiculata @ BBSL__JPS (1); AMNH_BEE (2); EMEC_JPS__JPS (50)

Clarkia williamsonii @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (7)

Epilobium angustifolium @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)
Orobanchaceae  Cordylanthus nevinii @ UCRC_ENT (3)

Cordylanthus rigidus @ UCRC_ENT (2)

Cordylanthus @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (2)

Orthocarpus @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)
Papaveraceae  Eschscholzia californica @ BBSL__JPS (3); I_JSA (1); I_LKD (1); UCRC_ENT (1)
Phrymaceae  Mimulus guttatus @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (3)
Plantaginaceae  Collinsia heterophylla @ LACM_ENTB (1)

Hebe @ UCRC_ENT (1)

Keckiella antirrhinoides @ UCRC_ENT (2)

Keckiella breviflora @ LACM_ENTB (7)

Keckiella lemmonii @ LACM_ENTB (9)

Keckiella rothrockii @ LACM_ENTB (6)

Linaria @ AMNH_BEE (1)

Penstemon palmeri @ UCRC_ENT (1)

Penstemon shastensis @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Penstemon @ AMNH_BEE (2); EMEC_JPS__JPS (11); LACM_ENTB (4)
Polemoniaceae  Eriastrum d @ UCRC_ENT (1)
Polygonaceae  Eriogonum fasciculatum @ BBSL__JPS (1); UCRC_ENT (4); EMEC_JPS__JPS (14)

Eriogonum latifolium @ BBSL__JPS (1); CSCA (17)

Eriogonum nudum @ CSCA (25); UCRC_ENT (1); EMEC_JPS__JPS (19)

Eriogonum parvifolium @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (3)

Eriogonum sp @ BBSL__JPS (3)

Eriogonum @ CSCA (2); AMNH_BEE (4); EMEC_JPS__JPS (15)
Ranunculaceae  Ranunculus @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (3); LACM_ENTB (1)
Rhamnaceae  Ceanothus cuneatus @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Ceanothus integerrimus @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Ceanothus sp @ BBSL__JPS (4)

Ceanothus velutinus @ UCRC_ENT (1); EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Ceanothus @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (4); LACM_ENTB (2)

Rhamnus californica @ CSCA (14); UCRC_ENT (3); EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Rhamnus @ CSCA (24)
Rosaceae  Heteromeles arbutifolia @ UCRC_ENT (4)

Horkelia parryi @ UCRC_ENT (2)

Prunus subcordata @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Rosa sp @ BBSL__JPS (1)

Rubus sp @ BBSL__JPS (1)

Rubus @ I_JSA (1); EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)
Rykken, j.  1565 @ JRYA__OLYM (1)

244 @ JRYA__OLYM (1)
Salicaceae  Salix lasiolepis @ LACM_ENTB (1)

Salix @ AMNH_BEE (1); EMEC_JPS__JPS (4)
Saxifragaceae  Ribes cereum @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (3)

Ribes @ UCRC_ENT (5); EMEC_JPS__JPS (23)
Scrophulariaceae  Buddleja @ EMEC_JPS__JPS (1)

Penstemon heterodoxus @ BBSL__JPS (3)

Penstemon laetus @ BBSL__JPS (2)

Penstemon procerus @ BBSL__JPS (1)

Penstemon sp @ BBSL__JPS (1)
Verbenaceae  Verbena bonariensis @ I_LKD (1)
_  Asteraceae @ I_JSA (2)

Eschsholzia californica @ I_LKD (1)

Lamiaceae sp @ BBSL__JPS (7)

Withheld @ BBSL__PINN (2)

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