Anthophora bomboides

Anthophora bomboides is a species of anthophorine bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.^[1][2][3] It is a solitary ground nesting bee that is generally uncommon but has been found in populations around 400,000. It participates in Batesian mimicry, imitating the coloring of more dangerous bumblebees (hence the name Bomboides from the genus name Bombus).^[4]

Bumble-bee-mimic anthophora, Anthophora bomboides

Anthophora bomboides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Anthophora
Species:	A. bomboides
Binomial name
Anthophora bomboides Kirby, 1837

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Anthophora bomboides:

• Anthophora bomboides bomboides
• Anthophora bomboides neomexicana Cockerell