Bombus morrisoni: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Apidae
- Genus
- Bombus
- Species
- Bombus morrisoni
- Scientific Name
- Bombus morrisoni
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Bombus morrisoni
Bombus morrisoni is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America, including the western United States and British Columbia. It is known commonly as the Morrison bumblebee.
This bee lives in open scrub habitat. It nests underground and aboveground in structures and grass hummocks. It feeds at many kinds of plants, including milkweed, milkvetch, rabbitbrush, thistles, bee plants, goldenbushes, sunflowers, and goldenrods. It is an important pollinator of alfalfa in some areas.
This species has faced some declines, and has not been found recently in several well-sampled areas in its range. It is secure and common in other areas.
...Bombus morrisoni in languages:
- English
- Morrison's Bumble Bee
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Bombus baeri
- Bombus brachycephalus
- Bombus butteli
- Bombus coccineus
- Bombus crotchii
- Bombus cullumanus
- Bombus ecuadorius
- Bombus fraternus
- Bombus funebris
- Bombus griseocollis
- Bombus handlirschi
- Bombus haueri
- Bombus hortulanus
- Bombus macgregori
- Bombus melaleucus
- Bombus morrisoni
- Bombus robustus
- Bombus rubicundus
- Bombus rufocinctus
- Bombus semenoviellus
- Bombus tucumanus
- Bombus unicus
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