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Bombus hyperboreus Schönherr, 1809
Alaska Arctic Bumble Bee
Family: Apidae
Introduction to the Hymenoptera of British Columbia
Introduction to the Bumblebees of BC

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Distribution of Bombus hyperboreus in British Columbia in British Columbia

Introduction


The Alaska Arctic Bumble Bee is a circumpolar parasitic bumble bee species that is found in Canada, Greenland, Northern Scandinavia and Russia (Wikipedia 2012). It is an obligate parasite of Bombus polaris.

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)		COSEWIC
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