Bombus melanopygus
Bombus melanopygus, the black-tailed bumble bee, black tail bumble bee or orange-rumped bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee native to western North America.
This bee is widely distributed across western North America, from the Pacific to the Rocky Mountains, and from Alaska to Baja California.
There are two forms of the black-tailed bumblebee:
- Red form found primarily in higher latitudes of Oregon and points north, and in the Mountain West
- Dark color form is most common in California and southern Oregon
This species is a host to the zombie fly.