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Common Eastern Bumble Bee - Bombus impatiens - male

Common Eastern Bumble Bee - Bombus impatiens - Male
Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA
July 24, 2007
For confirmation...Bombus impatiens, male or female? Found on Gallardia...most all of the bugs love this flower! (the lump on it's wing is a rain drop)

[Edit: Corrected spelling,added sex, and moved to the guide as per John S. Ascher's ID]

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Common Eastern Bumble Bee - Bombus impatiens - male Common Eastern Bumble Bee - Bombus impatiens - male

Bombus i[lower case]mpatiens
male

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