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Rusty-patched Bumble Bee, lateral - Bombus affinis
Copyright © 2014 MJ Hatfield

Rusty-patched Bumble Bee, lateral - Bombus affinis
Plymouth Rock, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
September 27, 2014
Size: 14 mm
For several days I watched several of these and could not get a decent photo. They were too fast, or I too slow. (This one is not alive.)
They were nectaring on Stiff Gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, in a faux (planted) prairie. The 10 acre prairie is surrounded on all sides by oak woodland.

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 30 September, 2014 - 8:54pm
Last updated 16 December, 2015 - 10:25am

Moved
Moved from Bumble Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 30 September, 2014 - 11:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Great! I don't think they ha
Great! I don't think they have been seen in Iowa for several years.
… Liz Day, 1 October, 2014 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

Yes, Bombus affinis
Great find!
… John S. Ascher, 30 September, 2014 - 11:12pm login or register to post comments

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