Bombus morawitzi
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| Bombus morawitzi | |
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| Pinned specimen of Bombus morawitzi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Species: | B. morawitzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bombus morawitzi Radoszkowski, 1876 | |
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Bombus morawitzi is a bumblebee species in the subgenus Sibiriocobombus endemic to Central Asia, particularly mountainous regions of Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.[2][3]
The coloration of the species is very distinctive, with bright orange-red hair covering the thorax and abdomen.[4] Males of the species have enlarged eyes in comparison to those of the females.[5]
