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Bumblebee in VA - 1 of 2 - Bombus pensylvanicus
Copyright © 2009 Abigail M. Parker

Bumblebee in VA - 1 of 2 - Bombus pensylvanicus
Chester, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
August 8, 2009
Size: over 1 inch
Seen while visiting relatives who live several hundred miles south of me. It's not the bumblebee I usually see in Philadelphia.

I know the lighting is bad, the sun was setting behind the bee and there were no lights on my side of it. A photo w/ camera flash turned out even worse than these.

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Bumblebee in VA - 1 of 2 - Bombus pensylvanicus Bumblebee in VA - 2 of 2 - Bombus pensylvanicus
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Contributed by Abigail M. Parker on 10 August, 2009 - 2:03pm
Last updated 8 November, 2009 - 11:10am

Moved
Moved from Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 8 November, 2009 - 11:10am login or register to post comments

B. pensylvanicus
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… John S. Ascher, 20 October, 2009 - 6:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
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