Evergreen Natural History Database

Description:

Thorax	Head	Abdomen
Scutum in front of tegulae yellow; thoracic pleura black.	Pile of face mixture of yellow and black.	Gastral terga 5 and 6 white.

Identification:
This common species is easily identified by its white pile on gastral terga 5 and 6.

Geography:
B. occidentalis is found in the Western states from central British Columbia to central California.

Last updated Tuesday, July 25, 2006, by Lisa Ferrier