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Large bee - Bombus nevadensis

Large bee - Bombus nevadensis
Denver, Colorado, USA
August 3, 2015
Size: 2"
10am, in garden center, on Hibiscus syriacus, very large bee, long abdomen, very busy and covered with pollen. Many other bees also active on same plant but typical size bumblebees and honeybees.This one was much much larger.

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Bee ID
Thank you! rapid response!
This confirms my very tentative ID. Nice to know I was on target.
Is this a queen?

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