Distinguishing Bombus impatiens, bimaculatus, & griseocollis

This is the second part of the ID-a-thon bee presentation. Re-done in google slides, looks a lot better, will update the others in the series in this format.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vT2UqSdUlvPwqhp_XhDGNxlKUnnVxvyBkK_zKEIs7yTIK00zuhQ--voesFaIpBXK_ae_034RWSkdQE0/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=60000

Publicado el mayo 20, 2021 01:51 MAÑANA por neylon neylon

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Thank you! This level of detail is so helpful.

Publicado por sarahwilson1 hace casi 3 años

Thanks for checking it out.
I just noticed that google drive screwed up the layout I had, I'll try to fix that today.

Publicado por neylon hace casi 3 años

This is fantastic! And very helpful. I need to look for the first post now. Thank you so much for sharing this information. Cheers chd

Publicado por chdonati hace casi 3 años

Even though as a west coaster I'm likely to be dealing with different species, I am still finding these documents very valuable in demonstrating the types of fieldmarks to look for and examples of how to identify them on images. I find the comparative images extremely useful in this regard. Thanks so much for taking the time to create such an informative series of documents!

Publicado por wildnettle hace casi 3 años

I just re-did the the entry in google slides, it looks a lot better then it did.

Publicado por neylon hace más de 2 años

Cheers!

Publicado por chdonati hace más de 2 años

Looks fantastic!

Publicado por wildnettle hace más de 2 años

Thank you , It's now linked to my reference list and will be guiding me in the coming season.

Publicado por louc33 hace alrededor de 2 años

Wickedly, totally awesome guide. But do you know how many photos I have to go back through now?

Publicado por contrarianvulgarian hace alrededor de 2 años

Joel, thank you for the great guides you have put together on Bombus spp. They are very informative and helpful to those of use learning how to identify bees in the field.

Publicado por psking hace alrededor de 2 años

Excellent guide! Thanks so much for sharing this.

Publicado por scoutingforplants hace alrededor de 2 años

Excellent! Now I know what details to try to capture when photographing Bombus to get a positive ID.

Publicado por mnerrie hace alrededor de 2 años

Excellent tutorial! Thanks for taking the time to help others learn the differences among these bumblebees!

Publicado por zitserm hace casi 2 años

I'm so glad this resource exists! All my field guide uses to distinguish B. impatiens and B. bimaculatus are the spots on T2. But then you IDed some of my bee observations as bimaculatus without me even having a decent view of the abdomen!
I have a question though. On the slide titled "Scutum (cont.) B griseocollis", the pictures all have large black spots on their scutum, but you state before that that they only have a small black spot. Are those pictures of impatiens or bimaculatus instead?
Thanks!

Publicado por spellecchias hace casi 2 años

@spellecchias The left and middle pictures on that page are griseocollis males which can look a little different from the females. I should probably note that on the page. Thanks

Publicado por neylon hace casi 2 años

Good to know, thanks!

Publicado por spellecchias hace casi 2 años

Superb reference information and supporting images. Thanks so much!!

Publicado por deanthompson hace 5 meses

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