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Bombus - Bombus impatiens - female

Bombus - Bombus impatiens - Female
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 3, 2016
Size: about 2.1 cm
Very cute large bee (queen?) trying to stuff itself into a Pink turtlehead (Chelone lyonii) flower in garden. Unsure of ID: B. griseocolus or B. perplexus? (9:08 am EDT)

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