Bombus bee? - Bombus impatiens

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Bumble Bees (Bombini) » Bumble Bees (Bombus) » Subgenus Pyrobombus (Bombus Subgenus Pyrobombus) » Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)

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Copyright © 2009 William Hull

Bombus bee? - Bombus impatiens

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
October 17, 2009

I was taking photos of two hover fly species that I had not previously photographed when this bee came through the frame. Unfortunately it was the only image I took. Reviewing it later it seems that it is a Bombus sp. bee instead of the carpenter bees that are prevalent in my yard. Is there any way to identify to species from this photo?

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Contributed by William Hull on 18 October, 2009 - 7:32am
Last updated 19 October, 2009 - 3:07pm

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Moved from ID Request.

… William Hull, 19 October, 2009 - 3:07pm

Bombus (Pyrobombus) impatiens

this individual is unusual in that it has a yellow patch in middle of T2 as in bimaculatus but it otherwise looks like impatiens (color and distribution of thoracic hairs) and the Oct date is too late for bimaculatus. Some impatiens have a considerable amount of yellow on T2 and these can easily be confused with bimaculatus

… John S. Ascher, 18 October, 2009 - 9:40am

Thanks, John. I have had an

Thanks, John. I have had an influx of B. impatiens the past few days and this one stood out.

… William Hull, 19 October, 2009 - 2:57pm

… John S. Ascher, 18 October, 2009 - 9:39am

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