Bombus impatiens
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| Common Eastern Bumble Bee | |
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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] | |
The Common Eastern Bumble Bee (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]
Queen and drone mating
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- ↑ "Bombus impatiens". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ "Species Bombus impatiens - Common Eastern Bumble Bee". bugguide.net. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ↑ "North American bumblebees". Bumblebees.org. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
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