Bombus morrisoni is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America, including the western United States and British Columbia. It is known commonly as the Morrison bumblebee.[1]
This species has faced some declines, and has not been found recently in several well-sampled areas in its range. It is secure and common in other areas.[1]
ReferencesEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bombus morrisoni.
^ abcdHatfield, R., et al. 2014. Bombus morrisoni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 March 2016.
^Bohart, G. E., & Knowlton, G. F. (1952). Yearly population fluctuation of Bombus morrisoni at Fredonia, Arizona. Journal of Economic Entomology, 45(5), 890.
External linksEdit
NatureServe. 2015. Bombus morrisoni. NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Accessed 9 March 2016.
This bumblebee-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
bombus, morrisoni, species, bumblebee, native, western, north, america, including, western, united, states, british, columbia, known, commonly, morrison, bumblebee, conservation, statusvulnerable, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, anima. Bombus morrisoni is a species of bumblebee It is native to western North America including the western United States and British Columbia It is known commonly as the Morrison bumblebee 1 Bombus morrisoniConservation statusVulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder HymenopteraFamily ApidaeGenus BombusSubgenus CullumanobombusSpecies B morrisoniBinomial nameBombus morrisoniCresson 1878This bee lives in open scrub habitat It nests underground and aboveground in structures and grass hummocks It feeds at many kinds of plants including milkweed milkvetch rabbitbrush thistles bee plants goldenbushes sunflowers and goldenrods 1 It is an important pollinator of alfalfa in some areas 2 This species has faced some declines and has not been found recently in several well sampled areas in its range It is secure and common in other areas 1 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bombus morrisoni a b c d Hatfield R et al 2014 Bombus morrisoni The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Downloaded on 09 March 2016 Bohart G E amp Knowlton G F 1952 Yearly population fluctuation of Bombus morrisoni at Fredonia Arizona Journal of Economic Entomology 45 5 890 External links EditNatureServe 2015 Bombus morrisoni NatureServe Explorer Version 7 1 Accessed 9 March 2016 This bumblebee related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bombus morrisoni amp oldid 1168717547, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
