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<b>Identification guides for rare bumble bees <br>
</b>The Xerces Society has developed pocket identification guides to help
detect the rare and declining bumble bee species <i>Bombus
occidentalis</i>, <i>Bombus affinis</i>, and <i>Bombus terricola</i>.
These guides include illustrations of similar species found in the ranges
of each of the above species. <br><br>
Download and print a PDF version of the pocket identification guide for:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/occidentalis_pocketid.pdf">
the western bumble bee</a> (<i>Bombus occidentalis</i>, western U.S. and
Canada)
<li>
<a href="http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/affinis_pocketid.pdf">
the rusty-patched bumble bee</a> (<i>Bombus affinis</i>, upper midwest
and eastern U.S., eastern Canada)
<li>
<a href="http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/terricola_pocketid1.pdf">
the yellowbanded bumble bee</a> (<i>Bombus terricola</i>, upper midwest
and eastern U.S., eastern Canada)
<li>
<a href="http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/foldinginstructions1.pdf">
printing and folding instructions</a>
</ul><br>
If you spot any of these species, please take photos and send an email to
<a href="mailto:bumblebees@xerces.org">bumblebees@xerces.org</a>.
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If you would like a printed version of one or two of these guides, please
email <a href="mailto:sarina@xerces.org">sarina@xerces.org</a>. <br><br>
<a href="http://www.xerces.org/bumblebees/">Read more</a> about our work
on conservation of these three species of bumble bees.<br><br>
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<font size=2><b>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation<br>
</b></font><font size=1>The Xerces Society is an international, nonprofit
organization that <br>
protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their
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habitat. To join the Society, make a contribution, or read about our
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work, please visit <a href="http://www.xerces.org/">www.xerces.org</a>
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Sarina Jepsen<br>
Endangered Species Coordinator<br>
4828 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, OR 97215<br>
tel: 503-232-6639 fax: 503-233-6794<br>
email: sarina@xerces.org<br>
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