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bumblebee - Bombus impatiens - female
Copyright © 2006 Michael Pettigrew

bumblebee - Bombus impatiens - Female
Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
June 23, 2006
Bumblebee foraging on butterfly flower (Asclepias tuberosa)
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Contributed by Michael Pettigrew on 28 August, 2006 - 4:24pm
Last updated 15 November, 2007 - 6:25am

This is Bombus griseocollis.
This is Bombus griseocollis.
… Liz Day, 15 November, 2007 - 12:17am login or register to post comments

 
Please
I am not very familiar with bumblebees. Will you please explain the differences between the two species. How did you arrive at this ID?
… Beatriz Moisset, 15 November, 2007 - 6:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bees.
… Beatriz Moisset, 29 September, 2006 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees and Wasps.
… john and jane balaban, 16 September, 2006 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

Bombus impatiens
B. impatiens has yellow on the first 2 abdominal segments dorsally. And is very common.
… David Cappaert, 28 August, 2006 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks David :-)
Thanks David :-)
… Michael Pettigrew, 28 August, 2006 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

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