Sonoran Bumble Bee

Bombus sonorus

"Bombus sonorus", commonly known as the Sonoran bumble bee, is a species of bumble bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and western and southwestern North America. Considered uncommon, it is sometimes categorized as a subspecies of "Bombus pensylvanicus".
Sonoran Bumble Bee or Bumbus sonorus f6.3, 2X, ISO100, 1/13sec, 157u at 53 steps This bee was covered in pollen from wallering in the Desert spoon or Dasylirion wheeleri flower spike that was about 15 feet long. If you zoom into the pollen on the bees leg you can see its surface features. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/151225/sonoran_bumble_bee_or_bumbus_sonorus_parallel-glasses_view.html https://youtube.com/shorts/J3ES5FEbazk?feature=share https://www.jungledragon.com/image/150350/desert_spoon_or_dasylirion_wheeleri.html Bombus sonorus,Geotagged,Summer,United States

Appearance

The thorax of this bumblebee is predominantly yellow and it has a long tongue. It can be confused with the yellow form of Bombus crotchii and with Bombus nevadensis. It likes to collect pollen from Gossypium, Viguiera, Helianthus, Linaria, Chrysothamnus, and Kallstroemia flowers.
Sonoran bumble bee or Bombus sonorus https://youtube.com/shorts/J3ES5FEbazk Bombus sonorus,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Naming

These two subspecies belong to the species "Bombus sonorus":
⤷  "Bombus sonorus flavodorsalis" Franklin
⤷  "Bombus sonorus sonorus" Say, 1837

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyApidae
GenusBombus
SpeciesB. sonorus
Photographed in
Peru
United States of America