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Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus terricola
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Hymenoptera ›Family: Apidae ›Genus: Bombus
About
Bombus terricola, the yellow-banded bumblebee, is a species of bee in the genus Bombus. It is native to southern Canada and the east and midwest of the United States. It possesses complex behavioral traits, such as the ability to adapt to a queenless nest, choose which flower to visit, and regulate its temperature to fly during cold weather. It was at one time a common species, but has declined in numbers since the late 1990s, likely...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Yellow-banded Bumble Bee is Bombus terricola.
- Yellow-banded Bumble Bee belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Yellow-banded Bumble Bee belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Yellow-banded Bumble Bee belongs to the class Insecta.
- Yellow-banded Bumble Bee belongs to the order Hymenoptera.
- Yellow-banded Bumble Bee belongs to the family Apidae.
- Yellow-banded Bumble Bee belongs to the genus Bombus.