Bombus impatiens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Bombus |
Subgenus: | Pyrobombus |
Species: | B. impatiens |
Binomial name | |
Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863 [1] |
Bombus impatiens is the most often encountered bumblebee across much of eastern North America.[2] Its range includes Ontario, Maine, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, south to Florida, west to Michigan, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Wyoming.[3]