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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Subgenus: | Thoracobombus |
| Species: | B. fervidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bombus fervidus (Fabricius, 1798)
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| Bombus fervidus distribution map | |
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Bombus fervidus, the golden northern bumble bee or yellow bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee native to North America. It has a yellow-colored abdomen and thorax. Its range includes the North American continent, excluding much of the southern United States, Alaska, and the northern parts of Canada. It is common in cities and farmland, with populations concentrated in the Northeastern part of the United States. It is similar in color and range to its sibling species, Bombus californicus,[2] though sometimes also confused with the American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus) or black and gold bumblebee (Bombus auricomus). It has complex behavioral traits, which includes a coordinated nest defense to ward off predators. B. fervidus is an important pollinator, so recent population decline is a particular concern.
- ^ Hatfield, R.; Jepsen, S.; Thorp, R.; Richardson, L.; Colla, S. & Foltz Jordan, S. (2015). "Bombus fervidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T21215132A21215225. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21215132A21215225.en.
- ^ Koch, Jonathan B.; Rodriguez, Juanita; Pitts, James P.; Strange, James P. (21 November 2018). "Phylogeny and population genetic analyses reveals cryptic speciation in the Bombus fervidus species complex (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". PLOS ONE. 13 (11): e0207080. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1307080K. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0207080. PMC 6248958. PMID 30462683.