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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 25, 2014
Collected on Stiff Gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, chilled and then photographed while still slow on Stiff Gentian.

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 30 September, 2014 - 7:02am
Last updated 16 December, 2015 - 10:29am

Moved
Moved from Bumble Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 9 October, 2014 - 9:00pm

It reminds me of a male Bombu
It reminds me of a male Bombus affinis, but the yellow fringe on the underside of the abdomen seems odd.
The orange patch is just some kind of glitch that occasionally I see on Bombus.
… Liz Day, 30 September, 2014 - 8:19pm

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