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Approximately 15mm in length. Main color of yellow, but more pale that other species. Named for the plant genus Impatiens, which it is often found on.
Prairie restoration area at Sunderbruch park.
It was rather cold in the morning, so the bumble bees were not moving about too quickly. Perfect timing for easy photos:)
Spotted on Aug 7, 2014
Submitted on Aug 10, 2014
6 Comments
Just went back and checked the other photos. The white markings on the mandibles are hair. I should probably mark this as unidentified. Thanks for your input.
ok, so the first problem I see on this bee, it doesn't have corbicles, so it won't be a female bumblebee. Then, it seems to have some white markings on the mandibles, this is very unusual in Bumblebees. Its a shame you didn't get more angles of the bee, is very had to have a conclussive ID
The only photos I have are the same pose. It flew off before I could get top-view photos. Any insight is great appreciated Juan. Thanks.
There's something weird with this bumblebe. Is either, a male bumblebee or not at bumblebee at all. Do yo have more pictures of the insect?
Yeah it does! Maybe I'll try and pet one next time:)
He almost looks cuddly:)