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insect - Bombus
Copyright © 2012 nschmidt

insect - Bombus
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
May 26, 2012
Size: about 1 inch
I took this photo at 12:32 p.m. The insect was preening itself on the stucco wall and then flew off.
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Contributed by nschmidt on 28 May, 2012 - 7:33pm
Last updated 26 June, 2012 - 11:39am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Schneider, 26 June, 2012 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

Carpenter bee
Looks like a carpenter bee, Xylocopa virginica.
… Stephen Tapsak, 28 May, 2012 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

 
No
This is Bombus bimaculatus, a Bumble bee
… Vespula Vulgaris, 29 May, 2012 - 12:20am login or register to post comments

 
are you sure?
could it be a dark form of Bombus rufocinctus?

It sure does look like bimaculatus, but that's very far NW for that species!
… John S. Ascher, 29 May, 2012 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

 
oh.
I didn`t see the size. Carrpenter bees are huge!
… Stephen Tapsak, 29 May, 2012 - 7:38am login or register to post comments

 
..
It is definitely not a Carpenter bee, the abdomen is too fuzzy, and the head is not large enough. Its a bumble bee
… Anna Ackerman, 29 May, 2012 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

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