Bombus jonellus or hortorum?

[JRsbugs]

Hello,

I've never seen a Bombus hortorum with so much reddish hairs on the corbiculum. Could this be B. jonellus? The head isn't very visible but it doesn't look very long.

Janet

[Matt Smith]

I'd say B.hortorum - face looks too long for B.jonellus.

[JRsbugs]

Thanks Matt, that was my gut feeling too.

The question now is, have you or anyone else seen a B. hortorum with such reddish hairs on the corbiculum?

[eucera]

Occasionally... when stained with orange pollen

[JRsbugs]

Originally Posted by eucera

Occasionally... when stained with orange pollen

Duh, I never thought of that! It doesn't look like pollen, but I guess it has to start somewhere.