Bombus

Find species by colour-pattern group
Click on the bee that most closely matches the pale-band pattern for a yellow/white-tailed bumblebee (A3). 'Pale bands' refer to the most anterior dorsal transverse bands of hair of any colour other than black, and where the band must cover parts of the body other than the 'tail' or head.

pale band white	B4		1	1	14	1
pale band yellow	B3		4	9	59	12
pale band brown or red or orange	B2		1	1	2	14
pale band olive	B1				1	2
pale band absent (black)	B0	13
	A3	C0	C1	C2	C3	C4
		pale bands absent	1 pale band only, on abdomen	1 pale band only, on part of thorax	at least 2 pale bands, on thorax, or on thorax and abdomen	all pale, at least on thorax

Numbers beside the colour-pattern diagrams show the numbers of species in each colour-pattern group. When you move the mouse over a colour-pattern diagram, either it lists the species with that pattern, or if the species form a significant geographical colour group, then it shows the group code. Clicking on these groups links to the pages on the group. This colour-pattern classification was derived using workers alone and therefore excludes Psithyrus.

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