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  • Black-tailed Bumble Bee, 1 of 5
    Photo 1 of 5

    (c) Sean McCann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    Photo 2 of 5

    (c) Kim Sallee, all rights reserved

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    Photo 3 of 5

    (c) Eddie Dunbar, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    Photo 4 of 5

    (c) Liz Osborn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 5 of 5

    (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Black-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus melanopygus

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About

Bombus melanopygus, the black-tailed bumble bee, black tail bumble bee or orange-rumped bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, and as far east as Idaho.

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