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High Arctic Bumble Bee

Bombus natvigi

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Apidae

Bombus natvigi (also referred to as the high arctic bumble bee) is a species of cuckoo bumblebee found in northern Canada and Alaska. They were originally considered a synonym of Bombus hyperboreus but were recognised as a valid species in 2015. These bumblebees can be identified by their plain black heads, yellow and black banded thorax and abdomen consisting of two yellow segments of the metasoma follow by four black segments.

Distribution

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