Bombus subterraneus
Bombus hortorum
Bombus ruderatus
Bombus terrestris
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Four species of bumblebee were introduced to New Zealand to pollinate red clover flowers. Click a bee species to see where it is found.
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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Source: Astrid Dijkgraaf, ‘Flight of the bumblebee.’ New Zealand Geographic 24 (1994): facing 97
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