 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-3-09. © Ron Hemberger |
Bumble Bee
Bombus californicus On B. californicus there is a yellow band is on the 4th abdominal segment, whereas B. crotchii females have a larger yellow band on the 2nd abdominal segment and a sometimes-visible patch of orange near the end of the abdomen. Thanks to Kristal Watrous, Woodard Lab Entomology Dept., UC Riverside Hymenoptera: Apidae Back to Hymenoptera index page |
 Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 4-9-07. © Ron Hemberger |
 Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 4-9-07. © Ron Hemberger |
 Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 4-9-07. © Ron Hemberger |
 Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 4-9-07. © Ron Hemberger |
 Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, CA. 4-23-07. © Ron Hemberger |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-3-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 3-19-07. © Ron Hemberger |
 Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 3-22-07. © Ron Hemberger |
 Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-26-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-3-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-3-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-3-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-3-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-3-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Male. Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 7-29-06. © Ron Hemberger |
 Male. Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 7-29-06. © Ron Hemberger |
 Male. Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 7-29-06. © Ron Hemberger |
 Male. Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 7-29-06. © Ron Hemberger |
 Male. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 7-9-10. © Ron Hemberger |
 Male. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 7-9-10. © Ron Hemberger |