46,792 observationsLeast Concern
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia βΊPhylum: Arthropoda βΊClass: Insecta βΊOrder: Hymenoptera βΊFamily: Apidae βΊGenus: Bombus
About
Bombus vosnesenskii, the yellow-faced bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee native to the west coast of North America, where it is distributed from British Columbia to Baja California. It is the most abundant species of bee in this range, and can be found in both urban and agricultural areas. Additionally, B. vosnesenskii is utilized as an important pollinator in commercial agriculture, especially for greenhouse tomatoes. Though the species is not currently experiencing population decline, urbanization has...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Yellow-faced Bumble Bee is Bombus vosnesenskii.
- Yellow-faced Bumble Bee belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Yellow-faced Bumble Bee belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Yellow-faced Bumble Bee belongs to the class Insecta.
- Yellow-faced Bumble Bee belongs to the order Hymenoptera.
- Yellow-faced Bumble Bee belongs to the family Apidae.
- Yellow-faced Bumble Bee belongs to the genus Bombus.